- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:11673 CRL.P No. 101093 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 101093 OF 2024 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SHRI. VITTAL S/O LAXMAN ATHANI, AGE. 28 YEARS, OCC. DRIVER, R/O. HOSUR, TQ. RABAKAVI, DIST. BAGALKOT. & PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHRIKANT T. PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, R/BY MAHALINGAPURA POLICE STATION, DIST. BAGALKOT, REPRESENTED BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD. 2. VITTAL PADIYAPPA KOOGATI, AGE. 35 YEARS, OCC. GOVT. OFFICIAL, NON-GAZETTED OFFICER, R/O. TASHILDAR OFFICE, RABAKAVI-BANAHATTI, DIST. BAGALKOT-587 314, REPRESENTED BY S.P.P. & RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO QUASH FIR AND COMPLAINT SUBMITTED IN MAHALINGAPUR P.S. CRIME NO.12/2024 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 3 AND 4 OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT AGAINST PETITIONER ON THE FILE OF SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC BANAHATTI, IN THE ENDS OF JUSTICE. RAKESH S HARIHAR Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:11673 CRL.P No. 101093 of 2024 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, ORDER IS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) 1. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petition has rendered infructuous since the petitioner has been already discharged before the Trial Court. 2. The aforesaid submission is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as having been rendered infructuous. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KK CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 62