- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:7023 CRL.P No. 100920 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF APRIL 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO.100920 OF 2024 BETWEEN: MANEGARA MANJUNATHA @ MANJUNATHA MANIGARA S/O. NINGAPPA, AGE: 27 YEARS, OCC: FARMER, R/O: UDDAGATTI VILLAGE, TQ: HARAPANAHALLI, DIST: BALLARI. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. K. L. PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH HARAPANAHALLI P. S – 587 101. NOW REPRESENTED BY S.P.P., HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENCH AT DHARWAD. 2. H. VIDYASRI D/O. HALESHAPPA, AGE: 24 YEARS, OCC: STUDENT, R/O: UDDAGATTI VILLAGE, TQ: HARAPANAHALLI, DIST: BALLARI. …RESPONDENTS THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. SEEKING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE F.T.S.C.-I COURT, BALLARI IN S.C. NO.105/2023 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 376(2)(n), 420, 506 OF IPC REGISTERED IN HARAPANAHALLI P.S.CRIME NO.88/2021 IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS CRIMINAL PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR Digitally signed by ASHPAK KASHIMSA MALAGALADINNI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:7023 CRL.P No. 100920 of 2024 ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo for dismissal of the petition. The memo reads thus: “ In this the Advocate for the Petitioner submits as under: That, the Petitioner had filed the above criminal petition before this Hon’ble Court seeking quashing the entire criminal proceedings before the learned Addl. District & Sessions Judge & F.T.S.C. I, Ballari in S.C.No.105/2023 for the offences punishable under Section 376(2)(n), 420, 506 of IPC registered in Harapanahalli P.S. Crime No.88/2021. That, the Petitioner was acquitted by the judgment and order of acquittal dated 05.11.2024 passed by the Addl. District & Sessions Judge & F.T.S.C.I, Ballari S.C.No.105/2023. Therefore, the above petition does not survive for consideration. Hence, the above petition may be dismissed as infructuous, in the ends of justice.” In view of the memo, the petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. As a consequence, I.A.1/2024 also stands dismissed, as it does not survive for consideration. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE Kmv CT-ASC