- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:26166 CRL.P No. 5486 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5486 OF 2021 BETWEEN: SRI V RAVIKUMAR S/O LATE H S VENKATARAM AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/AT NO. 96/97 7TH CROSS, K R LAYOUT J P NAGARA, 6TH PHASE BANGALORE - 560 078. …PETITIONER (BY SRI GIRISH D S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY T AVAREKERE POLICE REPRESENTED BY SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. SRI K RHARICHARAN S/O K R RAMAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS RA/T NO.33, "HARINIVAS", PIPELINE MAIN ROAD, D T ROAD, MALLESHWARAM BANGALORE 560 003. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI M.R.PATIL,HCGP FOR R1) Digitally signed by ANUSHA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:26166 CRL.P No. 5486 of 2021 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.125/2021 DATED 20.04.2021 OF TAVAREKERE POLICE STATION, AND ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS PENDING BEFORE THE II ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C., MAGADI IN P.C.R.NO.215/2020 DATED 04.12.2020 FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE P/U/S 323,420,465,468, 471,504,506 R/W 34 OF IPC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI ORAL ORDER Challenging FIR in Crime no.125/2021 registered by Tavarekere Police Station, and entire proceedings pending before II Additional Civil Judge and JMFC at Magadi in PCR No.215/2020, for offences punishable under Sections 323, 420, 465, 468, 471, 504, 506, 34 of IPC, this petition is filed. 2. Learned HCGP has filed a memo stating that petition was filed challenging FIR. There was no interim order and prosecution had continued investigation and thereafter filed charge sheet in CC no.276/2021 on 08.09.2021, before III ACMM, Bengaluru, rendering above petition infructuous. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:26166 CRL.P No. 5486 of 2021 3. In view of memo, petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE YKL List No.: 1 Sl No.: 43