- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40115 CRL.RP No. 573 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 573 OF 2022 BETWEEN: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPTD BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. ANITHA N. GIRISH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SANTHOSH S/O RAMESH AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS CONTRACTOR R/O GENDEHALLI BELURU TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 115. 2. CHANDREGOWA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS ACCOUNTANT R/O NAGENAHALLI BELURU TALUK HASSAN - 573 115. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. PRAKASHA K.V., ADVOCATE FOR R1; SRI. G. SWAMY, ADVOCATE FOR R2) Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40115 CRL.RP No. 573 of 2022 THIS CRL.RP. IS FILED U/S.397 R/W 401 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO A. ALLOW THE ABOVE CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION BY SETTING ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED IN APPLICATION U/S.227 OF CRPC FILED BY THE ACCUSED NO.4 AND 5 CONSEQUENTLY ACCUSED NO.4 AND 5 ARE DISCHARGED FROM THE OFFENCE P/U/S. 3, 4, 5 OF IMMORAL TRAFFIC (PREVENTION) ACT 1956 AND U/S.370 R/W SEC.34 OF IPC IN S.C.NO.52/2018 PASSED BY THE II ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, CHIKKAMAGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI ORAL ORDER Challenging order dated 21.08.2019 passed by II Additional District and Sessions Judge, Chikamagaluru, in S.C.no.52/2018 thereby allowing application filed under Section 227 of Cr.P.C. and discharging accused no.4 and 5, this Revision Petition is filed. 2. The same is delayed by 852 days and I.A.no.1/2022 is filed for its condonation. Learned H.C.G.P. submits that reasons for delay are administrative as explained in affidavit and seeks for allowing application. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40115 CRL.RP No. 573 of 2022 3. Sri Prakash K.V., learned counsel for respondent no.1 and Sri S.G.Swamy, learned counsel for respondent no.2 would submit that during pendency of this Revision Petition main matter before Trial Court concluded with acquittal of accused for all offences and, therefore, above Revision Petition has rendered infructuous. 4. Copy of judgment dated 21.08.2023 in S.C.no.52/2018 is produced along with Memo. 5. Learned High Court Government Pleader is unable to controvert said submission. 6. In view of fact that main proceedings have ended in acquittal of accused from all offences, this Revision Petition challenging interim order passed on an application filed under Section 227 of Cr.P.C. in said proceedings would not sustain and accordingly this Revision Petition stands disposed of as infructuous. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE HNM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14 CT: BHK