- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:7541 CRL.P No. 6582 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE M G UMA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 6582 OF 2019 BETWEEN: 1. G. S. PRAKASH, S/O. LATE. SIDDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, 2. G.S. SHANKAR, S/O. LATE. SIDDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, 3. SMT. JAYAMMA, W/O. LATE. SIDDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE ALL ARE R/O. GANALUDODDI VILLAGE, HAROHALLI HOBLI, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 112. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. GANAPATHI S. SHASTRI, ADVOCATE (AB)) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY BESCOM JAGRATHA DALA P.S., RAMANAGARA - 562 159. REPRESENTED BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, DR. BR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. H.M. CHIDANANDA, ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (E), BESCOM JAGRATHA DALA P.S., RAMANAGARA - 562 159. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. RASHMI PATEL, HCGP FOR R1) Digitally signed by SWAPNA V Location: high court of karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:7541 CRL.P No. 6582 of 2019 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO QUASH THE CHARGE SHEET FILED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A AND THE CONSEQUENT ORDER DATED 30.10.2018 AT ANNEXURE-B PASSED BY THE PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, RAMANAGARA THEREBY TAKING COGNIZANCE AGAINST THE PETITIONERS FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 135 OF THE ELECTRICITY ACT AND CONSEQUENTLY QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS PENDING THEREOF INSOFAR AS THE SAME RELATES TO THE PETITIONERS HEREIN/ACCUSED NO.1 TO 3. THIS CRL.P, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE M G UMA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners is absent. No representation. Learned High Court Government Pleader submits that the matter i.e., pending in Spl.C.No.147/2018 before the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Ramanagara is now posted for final arguments and hence, the petition has rendered infructuous. Submission is placed on record. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as having rendered infructuous. SD/- (M G UMA) JUDGE SPV/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 5