- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:75 CRL.P No. 100393 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100393 OF 2022 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: VITHAL S/O BABU KESTI, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: DHUPADAL, TQ: GOKAK, DIST: BELAGAVI-591 306. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHRIDHAR HIREMATH, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD, THROUGH GEOLOGIST, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OFFICE, MINES AND MINERALS DEPARTMENT, BELAGAVI-590 001. … RESPONDENT (BY SRI. ASHOK T. KATTIMANI, ADDL. G.A.) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED PRIVATE COMPLAINT FILED BY RESPONDENT ON 25.03.2021 AS PER ANNEXURE-A, AND INITIATION OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST PETITIONER IN C.C. NO.1393/2021 AND TAKING COGNIZANCE AND ISSUING SUMMONS TO THE PETITIONER ON 31.03.2021 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE I ADDITIONAL J.M.F.C., GOKAK, FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE U/SECS. 4(1), (1A), 21, 22 MMDR ACT-1957 AND RULE 42(1) AND 44(1) OF KMC RULES-1994 AS AMENDED IN 2020 AGAINST THE ASHPAK KASHIMSA MALAGALADINNI Digitally signed by ASHPAK KASHIMSA MALAGALADINNI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.01.09 12:51:07 +0530 - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:75 CRL.P No. 100393 of 2022 PETITIONER/ACCUSED AS PER ANNEXURE-C, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS PETITION IS COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR ORAL ORDER 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that petitioner has been acquitted during the pendency of this petition. Therefore, the relief sought in the present petition does not survive for consideration. 2. Submission is placed on record. 3. The petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE AC CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 81