- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:11076 CRL.P No. 102281 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 102281 OF 2024 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SHRI SHANKARANAND S/O GIRIMAL DARBARE, AGE. 50 YEARS, OCC. ADVOCATE AND PUBLIC NOTARY, R/O. RAJIV NAGAR, CHIKODI TOWN, TQ. CHIKODI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591 201. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHIVRAJ S. BALLOLI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH CHIKODI POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, DHARWAD-580 008. 2. VITHAL S/O RAMAPPA HUNKERI, AGE. 50 YEARS, OCC. FARMER, R/O. HOSKERI GALLI, SULEBHAVI, TQ. BELAGAVI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591 103. … RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. SURAJ S. MUTNAL, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED PROCEEDINGS INITIATED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 IN CRIME NO.87/2024 OF CHIKODI POLICE STATION FOR THE COMMISSION OF THE ALLEGED OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 465, 468, 471, 420 R/W SECTION 34 OF IPC 1860 IN SO FAR AS THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.3 IS CONCERNED. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FURTHER HEARING THIS DAY, ORDER IS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: RAKESH S HARIHAR Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:11076 CRL.P No. 102281 of 2024 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) 1. Petitioner is before this Court challenging the proceedings initiated against him in Crime No.87/2024 registered by Chikkodi Police Station, for the offences punishable under Sections 465, 468, 471, 420 read with 34 of IPC. 2. Learned HCGP, on instructions, submits that after investigation, ‘B’ final report has been filed in the present case. 3. The aforesaid submission is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as having rendered infructuous. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KK CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 102