- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41917 CRL.P No. 908 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 908 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS) BETWEEN: 1. M. HARASH S/O M.K. MAHENDRA AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS R/O SOMEGOWDER BEEDI MADDURU TOWN, MADDUR-TALUK MANDYA-DISTRICT. 2. RAGHU S S/O SIDDARAJU R/O GUNDLU PAETE II GUNDLUPETE TALUK CHAMARAJA DISTRICT. 3. BASAVARAJU D C S/O SIRIYAPPA AGED ABOUT YEARS R/O DARGIBEGURU VILLAGE GUNDLUPETE TALUK CHAMARAJA DISTRICT. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. HALLI SHANTAPPA BASAPPA, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41917 CRL.P No. 908 of 2025 AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, 13TH FLOOR, V.V. TOWERS BENGALURU. 2. SRI. D. NAGESH GEOLOGIST MINES AND GELOGOY DEPARTMENT MANDYA DISTRICT, MANDYA …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ANOOP KUMAR, HCGP FOR R-1) *** THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.P.C (U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PETITIONERS ON THE FILE OF PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, AT MANDYA, IN SPL.CASE.NO.62/2022, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 4(1), 4(1-A) AND 23(A) OF MINES AND MINERALS DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION ACT, 1957 AND ALSO OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER RULES 3(1), 32, 42(1) AND 44 OF KARNATAKA MINOR MINERAL CONCESSIONS RULE, 1994. THIS CRL. P., COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER Learned High Court Government Pleader takes notice for respondent No.1/State. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41917 CRL.P No. 908 of 2025 2. Petitioners' counsel has filed a memo along with the order passed in Special Case No.62/2022, pending before the Court of Principal District and Sessions Judge, Mandya, which proceedings are under challenge in this petition. 3. It is submitted that the matter was settled in the Lok Adalath and accused Nos.2 to 5 have been acquitted in the said case. 4. Learned counsel submits that in view of the acquittal, petitioners are not pressing the petition. 5. The memo and the submission of the learned counsel are placed on record. The petition is dismissed as not pressed. I.A.No.1/2025 is disposed of. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE BMV*/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 74/CT: BHK