- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24344 CRL.P No. 13547 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE J.M.KHAZI CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 13547 OF 2023 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. GOPALA SHETTY S/O CHIKKA SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS 2. SRI. BILIGIRI S/O KEMPASHETTY, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS 3. SRI. VASANTHA S/O BELLASHETTY, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS 4. SRI. RAJU S/O SIDDASHETTY, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS 5. RANGASWAMY S/O RANGASHETTY, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS ALL ARE R/AT KODALLI GRAMA, ANNURU KERI, GUNDLUPETE TALUK, CHAMARAJANAGAR-571313 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. GOPALAKRISHNA MURTHY C, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by REKHA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24344 CRL.P No. 13547 of 2023 AND: STATE BY RANGE FOREST OFFICER MOOLEHOLE, BANDIPURA DIVISION, REP BY ITS SPP OFFICE, HIGH COURT COMPLEX, BENGALURU-560001 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI.VENKAT SATYANARAYAN, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.11/2012 PENDING ON THE FILE OF CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C, GUNDULPET, VIDE ANNEXUER-D FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 2,24,62,71(A) OF THE KARNATAKA FOREST ACT AND SEC.2, 35, 50, 51, 38K(C), 38 (4)(1), 51C OF WILD LIFE PROTECTION ACT, 1972 (AMENDED ACT, 2006) REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT (ASSISTANT CONSERVATOR OF FOREST PROJECT TIGER SUB DIVISION, BANDIPUR) IN SO FAR AS PETITIONERS ARE CONCERNED BY ALLOWING THE PETITION. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, 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 seeking permission of this Court to withdraw the petition as having become infructuous, on the ground that case before the trial Court has been disposed of and the accused have been acquitted. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24344 CRL.P No. 13547 of 2023 2. The aforesaid memo is placed on record. 3. In the light of the memo, the petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. 4. In view of disposal of petition, 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.: 16