- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:12707 CRL.P No. 103681 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 103681 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SACHIN HANAMANT ARALIKATTI REDDY, AGE. 26 YEARS, OCC. PVT. SERVICE, R/O. BHANTANUR, TQ. MUDHOL, DIST. BAGALKOT. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. LAXMAN C. KULKARNI, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH LOKAPUR POLICE STATION, BAGALKOT, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH-580 011. … RESPONDENT (BY SMT. GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. (UNDER SECTION 528 OF BNSS), PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PETITIONERS/ACCUSED LODGED IN LOKAPUR POLICE STATION PAR NO.3/2024 DATED 15.01.2024 DISTRICT: BAGALKOT, FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 107 OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE BEFORE TALUKA MAGISTRATE MUDHOL. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, 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:12707 CRL.P No. 103681 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) 1. This Criminal Petition under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. read with Section 528 of the BNSS, 2023 is filed, with a prayer to quash the proceedings bearing PAR No.3/2024, dated 15.01.2024 pending before the Taluka Magistrate, Mudhol under Section 107 of the Cr.P.C. 2. Learned HCGP on instructions submits that pursuant to the impugned show cause notice, which is challenged in this petition, the petitioner has already appeared before the competent authority and has furnished a bond on 12.03.2025 undertaking to maintain peace for a period of one year and therefore, this Criminal Petition will not survive for consideration. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner does not dispute the submission. 4. Under the circumstances, this Criminal Petition is dismissed as having rendered infructuous. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE VNP / CT: BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 101