- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34502 WP No. 39049 of 2017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 39049 OF 2017 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. K. SRINIVASA HEBBAR AGED 38 YEARS, S/O K. KRISHNA HEBBAR, DOOR NO.1-2-152A, INDRAPRASTHA, KADIYALI TEMPLE ROAD, KUNJIBETTU, UDUPI-576 102 2. K. SHREESHA UPADHYA AGED 72 YEARS, S/O LATE K. RAMACHANDRA UPADHYA, R/AT 2ND CROSS, LAKSHMEENDRA NAGAR, POST: KUNJIBETTU, UDUPI-576 102 3. K. BHOJA SHERIGAR AGED: 61 YEARS, S/O LATE CHANDU SHERIGAR, DOOR NO.8-3-34C, KATTE ACHARYA MARG, KUNJIBETTU, UDUPI-576102 4. ASHA SRINIVAS AGED: 54 YEARS, W/O SRINIVAS H.D., DOOR NO.1-2-180 NEAR KADIYALI TEMPLE, KUNJIBETTU, UDUPI-576 102 Digitally signed by SUMA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34502 WP No. 39049 of 2017 5. SAHANA L. BHAT AGED: 29 YEARS, W/O LAKSHMINARAYANA BHAT, CHANDRA NILAYA, DOOR NO.8-1-42, L L MARG, KUNJIBETTU UDUPI-576102 6. SADASHIVA DOOMANNA SHETTY AGED: 68 YEARS, S/O LATE DOOMANNA SHETTY, NO.4-98A, SAI SHRADDA, KALYANAPURA ROAD, BABA SODA COMPOUND, PUTTUR VILLAGE, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT. 7. SHIVAKUMAR AGED: 47 YEARS, S/O GOPALA DEVADIGA, DOOR NO.1-1-16M, KATHYAYININAGARA, UDUPI-576102 8. GIRISH NAIK AGED: 27 YEARS, S/O LATE GOPALA NAIK, DOOR NO.1-3-25E1, NEAR VISHNUMURTHY TEMPLE, DODDANAGUDDE, UDUPI-576 101 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. S.K. ACHARYA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34502 WP No. 39049 of 2017 2. THE EXECUTIVE MAGISTRATE UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT UDUPI-576101 3. THE ASSISTANT SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE UDUPI TOWN POLICE STATION, UDUPI DISTRICT, UDUPI-576 101 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MAHANTESH SHETTAR, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NOS.1 TO 3) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN MAG:CC:CR:526/17-18 ON THE FILE OF THE COURT OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT, EXECUTIVE MAGISTRATE, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND TO DECLARE THE SAME AS UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND ILLEGAL. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that this writ petition has become infructuous. 2. His submission is noted. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34502 WP No. 39049 of 2017 3. The petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (R. NATARAJ) JUDGE SMA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 36