- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7709 CRL.P No. 3153 of 2023 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. 3153 OF 2023 BETWEEN: SRI SIDDAPPA SUNGATHAN, S/O SANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/AT YANKANCHI, BIJAPURA – 586 128. …PETITIONER (BY SRI SHIVARAJU H.B., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE BY, SULLIA POLICE STATION, DAKSHINA KANNADA – 574 239 REPRESENTED BY, STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ADVOCATE GENERAL OFFICE, BENGALURU – 01. 2. SRI J.ABDULLA HANEEF S/O MOHAMMAD, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, JAYANAGARA, SULLIA, KASABA HOBLI, SULLIA TALUK, DAKSHINA KANNADA – 574 239. …RESPONDENTS Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7709 CRL.P No. 3153 of 2023 (BY SRI B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL.SPP FOR R-1; R-2 SERVED) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO a) QUASH THE REGISTRATION OF FIR DATED 31.01.2023 IN CR.NO.12/2023 OF SULLIA P.S. FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 279 AND 337 OF IPC ON THE FILE OF WHICH IS PENDING BEFORE THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C., SULLIA, DAKSHINA KANNADA. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned Additional State Public Prosecutor, on instructions, submits that the petitioner has been acquitted of the offences in terms of the order of the concerned Court. In that light, petition under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. is rendered infructuous. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7709 CRL.P No. 3153 of 2023 Petition is disposed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE BKP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 182