- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29707 CRL.P No. 9259 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 31ST DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 9259 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SHANMUKHA .H S/O HULIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS R/O DOOR NO.83, KASTURBA VILLAGE DODDABBIGERE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK DAVANAGERE DISTRICT-577 552. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. R. SHASHIDHARA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY SANTHEBENNUR POLICE STATION CHANNAGIRI TALUK REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING BANGALORE-560 001. 2. LINGANA GOWDA NEGALURU AGE MAJOR CPI, SANTHEBENNUR CIRCLE INSPECTOR OFFICE DAVANAGERE DISTRICT-577 552. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. RASHMI JADHAV, ADDL. SPP FOR R1; R2 SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) Digitally signed by NAGARAJA B M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29707 CRL.P No. 9259 of 2025 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR FILED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT IN CR.NO.57/2025 PENDING ON THE FILE OF II ADDL.CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C AT CHANNAGIRI FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 32 AND 34 OF KARNATAKA EXCISE ACT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM ORAL ORDER Learned HCGP has brought to the notice of this Court that the captioned petition is filed challenging the FIR and since the charge sheet has already been filed, the writ petition is rendered infructuous. Submission is taken on record. 2. Accordingly, the criminal petition is dismissed as withdrawn reserving liberty to challenge the charge sheet. Sd/- (SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE ALB List No.: 2 Sl No.: 51