- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:2443 WP No. 103415 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR WRIT PETITION NO.103415 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SMT. C CELINA, W/O LATE V K BENISON, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, KOPPAL, KOPPAL DISTRICT, R/AT. MATHOSHRI NILAYA, KEB OPPOSITE, VIKAS NAGAR, KOPPAL, KOPPAL DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. B B BAJENTRI & VIJAYAKUMAR, ADVOCATES) AND: STATE BY ANTI CORRUPTION BUREAU, POLICE STATION (ACB), NOW BY LOKAYUKTA POLICE, MADIKERE, KODAGU DISTRICT. …RESPONDENT THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS RELATING TO REGISTERING THE FIR IN CRIME NO.5/2022, DATED 14.5.2022, ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL SESSIONS JUDGE, AT KOPPAL, VIDE ANNEXURE-A, AND AFTER PERUSAL QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME NO.5/2022 AND FURTHER PROCEEDINGS THEREON, IN SO FAR AS THE PETITIONER IS CONCERNED.(II) TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED COMPLAINT DATED 14.5.2022 OF SMT. SHYLAJA, (VIDE-ANNEXURE-J) IN SO FAR AS IT RELATES TO THE PETITIONER IS CONCERNED. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Digitally signed by B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.02.11 15:51:58 +0530 - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:2443 WP No. 103415 of 2024 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) Learned counsel for the petitioner files a memo dated 07.02.2025, along with Death Certificate, reporting the death of the petitioner. Memo is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as abated. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE KMS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 13