- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:284 CRL.P No. 101507 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 101507 OF 2022 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS)-) BETWEEN: PRABHU S/O. NAGRAJA BABLI AGE. 43 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. KAVALOOR VILLAGE, TQ. KOPPAL, DIST. KOPPAL, NOW RESIDING AT: KINNAL ROAD, TQ. KOPPAL, DIST. KOPPAL. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ANAND R. KOLLI, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, AT. DHARWAD, THROUGH ALAWANDI POLICE STATION. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. PRAVEEN Y. DEVAREDDIYAVARA, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C., SEEKING TO, QUASH THE IMPUGNED SUO MOTO COMPLAINT, FIR DATED 11.11.2021 AND CHARGE SHEET ON THE FILE OF ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, KOPPAL IN CRIME NO.98/2021 FOR AN OFFENCE PUNISHABLE U/S 32 AND 34 OF KARNATAKA EXCISE ACT 1965, REGISTERED BY THE ALAWANDI POLICE STATION BY ALLOWING THE CRIMINAL PETITION, IN SO FAR AS ACCUSED NO.2 IS CONCERNED. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR MOHANKUMAR B SHELAR Digitally signed by MOHANKUMAR B SHELAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.01.10 12:40:20 +0530 - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:284 CRL.P No. 101507 of 2022 ORAL ORDER 1. Learned for the petitioner submitted that since the petitioner has been acquitted during the pendency of this petition, the relief sought in this petition does not survive for consideration. 2. Submission is placed on record. 3. The petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. 4. Pending applications, if any, are disposed off as not surviving for consideration. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE AC Ct:vh List No.: 1 Sl No.: 70