- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:285 CRL.P No. 102230 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. 102230 OF 2022 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS)-) BETWEEN: PRABHU BABLI DEVI WINE SHOP OWNER KOPPAL S/O. NAGAPPA BABALI, AGE. 39 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESSMEN, R/OKAVALUR VILLAGE, NOW AT KOPPAL, TQ. KOPPAL, DIST. KOPPAL. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ANAND R. KOLLI, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, AT DHARWAD(THROUGH ALWANDI 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 ORDER DATED 31.12.2018 PASSED BY THE ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, KOPPAL AT KOPPAL IN CC NO.1517/2018 FOR AN OFFENCE PUNISHABLE U/S 32, 34 OF KARNATAKA EXCISE ACT 1965 IN CRIME NO.159/2018 REGISTERED BY THE ALAWANDI POLICE STATION FOR AN OFFENCE PUNISHABLE U/S 32, 34 OF KARNATAKA EXCISE ACT 1965 BY ALLOWING THE CRIMINAL PETITION, IN SO FAR AS PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.3 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:285 CRL.P No. 102230 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.: 71