- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24880 CRL.P No. 1466 of 2020 C/W CRL.P No. 1706 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE J.M.KHAZI CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1466 OF 2020 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)) C/W CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1706 OF 2020 IN CRL.P NO. 1466/2020 BETWEEN: 1. GRAPHITE INDIA LIMITED REP. BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER VISHWESHWARAYA INDUSTRIAL AREA WHITEFIELD MAIN ROAD BENGALURU-560 048 2. MR KRISHNA KUMAR BANGUR S/O LATE SHRI B D BANGUR AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS THE CHAIRMAN, GRAPHITE INDIA LIMITED 31, CHOWRINGHEE ROAD KOLKATA-700016 3. SRI M B GOTE S/O SHIR B B GOTE AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS THE VICE PRESIDENT (WORKS) VISHWESHWARAYA INDUSTRIAL AREA WHITEFIELD MAIN ROAD BENGALURU-560 048 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. MAHESH S AND CO., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by REKHA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24880 CRL.P No. 1466 of 2020 C/W CRL.P No. 1706 of 2020 AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY MAHADEVAPURA POLICE STATION BANGALORE REP BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE 2. SRI GOPALA S/O R VENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.11, SWATHI NILAYA 3RD CROSS, LAKSHMIPURA LAYOUT DEVASANDRA, K R PURAM BANGALORE-560 038 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING TO QUASH THE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN P.C.R.NO.54584/2019 INCLUDING THE REFERENCE FOR INVESTIGATION U/S.156(3) OF CRL.PC BY THE RESPONDENT POLICE, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE XLIII ACMM, BENGALURU AS AGAINST THE PETITIONERS. IN CRL.P NO. 1706/2020 BETWEEN: 1. MR KODANDARAMA REDDY S/O LATE SHRI NAGAPPA REDDY AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, UNION PRESIDENT THE GRAPHITE INDIA EMPLOYEES UNION (GIEU) REGISTRATION NO.758 NANJUNDESHWARAYA NILAYA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24880 CRL.P No. 1466 of 2020 C/W CRL.P No. 1706 of 2020 FERN PARADISE, NEAR RING ROAD 9TH ROAD, NEKKUNDI, DODDANEKUNDDI BANGALORE-560037 2. MR LAKSHMAN S/O LATE SHRI K MUNISWAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS UNION SECRETARY THE GRAPHITE INDIA EMPLOYEES UNION (GIEU) REGISTRATION NO.758 NANJUNDESHWARA NILAYA FERN PARADISE, NEAR RING ROAD 9TH ROAD, NEKKUNDI, DODDANEKUNDDI BANGALORE-560037 3. MR CHANDRASHEKARAIAH S/O LATE SHRI J.J RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, UNION TREASURER THE GRAPHITE INDIA EMPLOYEES UNION (GIEU) REGISTRATION NO.758 NANJUNDESHWARA NILAYA FERN PARADISE, NEAR RING ROAD 9TH ROAD, NEKKUNDI, DODDANEKUNDDI BANGALORE-560037 ...PETITIONERS (BY SRI. MAHESH S AND CO., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY MAHADEVAPURA POLICE STATION, BANGALORE, REP BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24880 CRL.P No. 1466 of 2020 C/W CRL.P No. 1706 of 2020 2. SRI GOPALA S/O R VENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.11, SWATHI NILAYA 3RD CROSS, LAKSHMIPURA LAYOUT DEVASANDRA, K R PURAM BANGALORE-560038 ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING TO QUASH THE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN P.C.R.NO.54584/2019 INCLUDING THE REFERENCE FOR INVESTIGATION U/S 156(3) OF CRL.P.C. BY THE RESPONDENT POLICE PENDING ON THE FILE OF XLIII ADDL.C.M.M., BENGALURU AS AGAINST THE PETITIONERS. THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE J.M.KHAZI ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo stating that the matter before the trial Court has been dismissed for non prosecution and that the present petitions have become infructuous and prays for dismissal of the petitions as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioners - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24880 CRL.P No. 1466 of 2020 C/W CRL.P No. 1706 of 2020 to file a fresh petitions in event respondent No.2 reinitiates the proceedings. 2. The aforesaid memo is placed on record. 3. In the light of the memo, the petitions are dismissed as withdrawn, having become infructuous with liberty to the petitioners to file a fresh petitions, if the need arises, if so permissible under law. 4. In view of disposal of petitions, pending application/s, if any, stands disposed off, as no separate order is required. Sd/- (J.M.KHAZI) JUDGE ASN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1