- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25439 CRL.P No. 2999 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2999 OF 2019 BETWEEN: G.T. VENKATESHAMURTHY S/O THIMMAPPA AGE 52 YEARS OCCUPATION: CIVIL CONTRACTOR, R/AT NO.116, 2ND MAIN, SATHYANARAYANA LAYOUT, 2ND STAGE, J.C. NAGAR, MAHALAKSHMIPURAM, BENGALURU - 560 086 PARTNER OF SHANTHALA CONSTRUCTIONS. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. B.O. CHANDRASHEKAR, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY KOLAR BY ITS SENIOR GEOLOGIST REPRESENTED BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560 001 …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. SOWMYA R, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 23.11.2018 PASSED IN Digitally signed by ANUSHA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25439 CRL.P No. 2999 of 2019 C.C.NO.756/2018 BY LEANED I ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, KOLAR IN SO FAR AS IT RELATES ISSUANCE OF PROCESS TO THE PETITIONER FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S.4, 4(1A), 21 AND 22 OF MINES AND MINERAL DEVELOPMENT REGULATION ACT 1957 AND RULE 3, 3(A), 42, 43, 44 OF KARNATAKA MINES AND MINERAL CONCESSION RULES 1994 AT ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for petitioner has filed a Memo stating that petition has been rendered infructuous, in view of compounding of matter before Trial Court. 2. Taking Memo on record, petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE HNM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 42