- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:794 CRL.P No. 100496 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100496 OF 2024 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS)-) BETWEEN: KEMPAYYA S/O. BALAYYA HIREMATH AGE. 59 YEARS, OCC. ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, HIGH SCHOOL SECTION, OF SRI. SIDDRAMESHWAR, EDUCATION SOCIETY’S COMPOSITE PRE-UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE BELAGAVI, R/O. PLOT NO. 2852, SIDDRAMESHWAR KRUPA, BELAGAVI-590001. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. M.V.HIREMATH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA R/BY ITS POLICE INSPECTOR, BELAGAVI NOW R/BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT, DHARWAD-11. 2. RAVINDRA R. MADALEA AGE. 49 YEARS, OCC. HEAD MASTER, SRI. SHIVABASVESHWAR HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOOL, NAGANOOR, R/O. PLOT NO. 458, RAMTHIRTH NAGAR, TQ AND DIST. BELAGAVI-590001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SRINIVAS B.NAIK, ADVOCATE) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/SEC. 482 OF CR.P.C. SEEKING TO, QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS IN LOKAYUKTA P.S CR.NO.1/2024 LOKAYUKTA POLICE STATION, BELAGAVI PENDING ON THE FILE OF IV ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND SPL. JUDGE (PCA), BELAGAVI, FILED U/SEC. 7(b) OF PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION (AMENDED) ACT, 2018. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR Digitally signed by B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.01.21 07:28:37 +0530 - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:794 CRL.P No. 100496 of 2024 ORAL ORDER 1. Learned for the petitioner files a memo reporting death of the petitioner. 2. Submission is placed on record. 3. The petition is dismissed as abated. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE AC Ct:vh List No.: 1 Sl No.: 94