- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:3980 CRL.P No. 1227 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE M G UMA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1227 OF 2020 BETWEEN: 1. MANJUNATH RANGADHOL S/O R.R.SEETARAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS CL-2 LICENSE R/O HIG 10, HUDKO COLONY VINOBHANAGAR SHIMOGA – 577 201. 2. RAMESH RAO S/O R.R.SEETARAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS CL-9 LICENSE R/O SEETHARAMA SADANA SHARAVATHI NAGAR SHIMOGA – 577 201. …PETITIONERS (BY SMT. KALYANI P., HEGDE, ADVOCATE FOR SMT. SUDHA D., ADVOCATE) AND: STATE BY KARNATAKA BY POLICE SUB - INSPECTOR SORABA POLICE STATION SORABA, SHIMOGA DISTRICT – 577 201 REPRESENTED BY SPP HIGH COURT BUILDING Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:3980 CRL.P No. 1227 of 2020 BENGALURU – 01. …RESPONDENT THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING THAT TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN RESPECT OF CR.NO.131/2016 REPORTED IN C.C.NO.318/2017 ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE (Jr.Dn) AND JMFC, SORABA, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-A AND B FOR THE OFENCE P/U/S 32, 34, 15, 14 OF KARNATAKA EXCISE ACT AND SEC.34 OF IPC. THIS PETITION, 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 submits that the petitioners are already acquitted by the trial Court and the petition has become infructuous. 2. Submission is taken on record. 3. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (M G UMA) JUDGE NVJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7/CT:SS