- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:2064 CRL.A No. 1165 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1165 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SRIDHAR L M., S/O MANJUNATH, AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS WORKING AS COOK HELPER, R/AT LOCHERUVUPALI VILLAGE, RONUR HOBLI, SRINIVASAPURA TALUK, KOLAR 563 135 (JUDICIAL CUSTODY) …APPELLANT (BY SRI. SHANKARAPPA S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE THROUGH KOLAR RURAL P S REP. BY SPP HIGH COURT COMPLEX BANGLAORE -560 001. 2. CHOWDAMMA W/O LATE HANUMANTHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, R/AT JANNAGHATTA VILLAGE SUGATURU HOBLI, KOLAR (TQ),KOLAR (D) KARNATAKA - 563 101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAHUL RAI K., ADVOCATE FOR R1, R2 - SMT.CHOWDAMMA-SERVED) Digitally signed by REKHA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:2064 CRL.A No. 1165 of 2024 THIS CRL.A. IS FILED UNDER SECTION 14(A)(2) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT, 2015 BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE APPELLANT/S PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 10.08.2023 AND ENLARGE THE APPELLANT ON BAIL IN CR.NO.269/2023 FILED BY THE RESPONLDNET KOLAR RURAL POLICE STATION FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 302, 348, 120B, 114, 341 R/W 34 OF IPC AND SEC. 3(2)(V) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT, 1989, PRESENTLY AS SPL.S.C. IPC AND SC/ST 16/2023 BEFORE THE COURT OF THE HONBLE IIND ADDL. DIST. AND SESSIONS JUDGE, AT KOLAR. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL JUDGMENT Heard learned counsel for the appellant Shri Shankarappa S, and learned High Court Government Pleader, Shri Rahul Rai k. 2. After the order under challenge came to be passed, the very same appellant, who is the accused No.2 in crime No.0269/2023 had again approached the Sessions Court with a successive bail application, which was also dismissed. Therefore, the order under challenge in this appeal has practically rendered infructuous. Taking note of the same, the appeal is dismissed as having become - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:2064 CRL.A No. 1165 of 2024 infructuous. Consequently, I.A.No.1/2024 is consigned to records. 3. However, dismissal of the present appeal shall not come in the way of the appellant pursuing his remedy in accordance with law before the appropriate Court. SD/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE ASN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 18