- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:500 WP No. 18458 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE M G UMA WRIT PETITION NO. 18458 OF 2021 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. RAMESHA B., S/O BASAVARAJ, AGE 32 YEARS, OCCUPATION: MECHANICAL ENGINEER. 2. SRI. RAGHAVENDRA B HANJER S/O BASAVARAJ, AGE 37 YEARS, OCCUPATION: ADVOCACY, 1ST AND 2ND PETITIONERS ARE PRESENTLY RESIDING AT NO. 38, 2ND FLOOR, SIRKE APARTMENTS, BUILDING NO. 39, KENGERI SATELLITE TOWN, BANGALORE 560 060 3. SRI. BASAVARAJAPPA S/O HANUMANTAPPA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE, RESIDING AT: MAKOPPA VILLAGE, JADE POST, 577 419, SORAB TALUK, SHIMOGA DISTRICT …PETITIONERS Digitally signed by KAVYA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:500 WP No. 18458 of 2021 (BY SRI. HANJER RAGHAVENDRA BASAVARAJ, ADVOCATE FOR 1 AND 3 AND PARTY IN PERSON) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY THE POLICE SUB INSPECTOR (PSI), ANAVATTI POLICE STATION, ANAVATTI, SORAB TALUK, SHIMOGA DISTRICT 477 413 2. THE SIRASTEDAR SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND CJM, SORAB, SHIMOGA DISTRICT 577 412 3. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, SAGAR ROAD, SHIMOGA 577 201 4. SRI. BASAVARAJA S/O BANGARAPPA MEGALMANI, AGED 57 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE, MANGAPUR VILLAGE, JADE POST, SORAB TALUK, SHIMOGA DISTRICT 5. SRI. B.N. RAGHAVENDRA AGED 37 YEARS, OCCUPATION: THE THEN SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE (PSI) OF ANAVATTI POLICE STATION, ANAVATTI, SORAB TALUK, SHIMOGA DISTRICT 477 413. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:500 WP No. 18458 of 2021 6. SRI. TOLACHA NAIK AGED 49 YEARS, OCCUPATION: THE THEN POLICE CONSTABLE OF ANAVATTI POLICE STATION, ANAVATTI, SORAB TALUK, SHIMOGA DISTRICT 477 413. 7. SRI. RANGANATH AGED MAJOR, OCCUPATION: THE THEN POLICE CONSTABLE OF ANAVATTI POLICE STATION, ANAVATTI, SORAB TALUK, SHIMOGA DISTRICT 477 413. 8. SRI. AHOK AGED MAJOR, OCCUPATION: THE THEN POLICE CONSTABLE OF ANAVATTI POLICE STATION, ANAVATTI, SORAB TALUK, SHIMOGA DISTRICT 477 413. 9. SRI. RAJU T., AGED 45 YEARS, OCCUPATION: THE THEN SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE (PSI) OF ANAVATTI POLICE STATION, ANAVATTI, SORAB TALUK, SHIMOGA DISTRICT 477 413. 10. SRI. ANANDAPPA AGED 49 YEARS, OCCUPATION: THE THEN POLICE CONSTABLE OF ANAVATTI POLICE STATION, ANAVATTI, SORAB TALUK, - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:500 WP No. 18458 of 2021 SHIMOGA DISTRICT 477 413. 11. SRI. BANGARAPPA S/O LATE GOVINDAPPA, AGED 62 YEARS, OCCUPATION AGRICULTURE 12. SHRI NINGAPPA @ HOLELINGAPPA S/O LATE BANGARAPPA MEGALMANI, AGED 62 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE 13. SRI. MADLAPPA S/O LATE GOVINDAPPA, AGED 67 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE 14. SRI. SIDDAPPA S/O NINGAPPA @ HOLLINGAPPA, AGED 33 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE 15. SRI. SHIVANANDAPPA S/O LATE PARADESHAPPA, AGED 72 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE 16. SRI. PRADEEP S/O SHIVANANDAPPA, AGED 31 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE 17. SRI. PRAMOD S/O LATE SIDDALINGAPPA, AGED 32 YEARS, - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:500 WP No. 18458 of 2021 OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE 18. SRI. PRASHANTH S/O SHIVAJAPPA, AGED 30 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE 19. SRI. CHANDRAPPA S/O SHIVAJAPPA, AGED 39 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE 20. YEJAZ AHMED S/O LATE MEHABOOBALI, AGED 45 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE 21. IMTIYAZ AHMED S/O LATE MEHABOOBALI, AGED 39 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE 22. SRI. SHANMUKHAPPA S/O LATE PARADESHAPPA, AGED 55 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE RESPONDENT NOS. 11 TO 22 ARE RESIDENT OF: MANGAPUR VILLAGE, JADE POST, SORAB TALUK, SHIMOGA DISTRICT 577 419. 23. SRI. RAJAPPA S/O SHIVANANDAPPA, - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC:500 WP No. 18458 of 2021 AGED 34 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE, R/O GOMALA KAMARUR, JADE POST, SORAB TALUK, SHIMOGA DISTRICT 577 419. 24. SRI. MUDUPANNA, S/O PAKKIRAPPA, HANAJI VILLAGE, JADE POST, SORAB TALUK, SHIMOGA DISTRICT 577 419 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. K.P. YASHODHA, HCGP FOR R1) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTION 482 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE AND SECTION 5 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 21.02.2019 ANNEXURE-A PASSED BY THE COURT OF V ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSION JUDGE, SHIVAMOGGA SITTING AT SAGAR AND CONSEQUENTLY, TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 08.06.2015 ANNEXURE-B PASSED BY THE COURT OF SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, SORAB IN TAKING COGNIZANCE OF THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S 143, 147, 148, 341, 504, 323, 506 R/W 149 IPC ON THE FILE OF CC.NO.288/2015 AND ALSO THE CHARGE SHEET DATED 23.11.2015 ANNEXURE-C FILED BY THE R1 POLICE IN FIR NO.237/2014 AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 7 - NC: 2025:KHC:500 WP No. 18458 of 2021 CORAM: HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE M G UMA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the criminal case before the trial court is already disposed of and hence, the petition is rendered infructuoius. 2. Submission is placed on record. 3. Accordingly, petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (M G UMA) JUDGE SS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7