- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7835 CRL.P No. 2531 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2531 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SRI AYYAN GOWDA S/O SEETARAM AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS OCC: POLICE SUB-INSPECTOR EAST POLICE STATION MANDYA CITY – 571 401 R/AT POLICE QUARTERS MADDUR TOWN MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 428. …PETITIONER (BY SRI RAJAYOGA K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY EAST POLICE STATION MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 401 REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDINGS HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU – 560 001. Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7835 CRL.P No. 2531 of 2024 2. SMT. GOWRAMMA W/O LATE THIMMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS ASHOK NAGAR NEAR BESAGARAHALLI RAMANNA CIRCLE I CROSS, MANDYA CITY – 571 401. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR NO.39/2024 (CR.NO.21/2024) REGISTERED AT EAST POLICE STATION, MANDYA, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE II ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT MANDYA FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 323, 342 AND 354 OF IPC, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE II ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT MANDYA. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned High Court Government Pleader on verification of the records would submit that the police after investigation have filed ‘B’ report and therefore, the petition in the form it is presented, is rendered infructuous. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7835 CRL.P No. 2531 of 2024 2. In that light, the petition is disposed as having become infructuous, reserving liberty to the petitioners to knock at the doors of the appropriate fora, in the event of need in future. I.A.No.1/2024 is disposed, as a consequence. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NVJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 253 CT:SS