- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:26165 CRL.P No. 5474 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. 5474 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 TAVAREKERE POLICE REPRESENTED BY SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. SRI HEMANTH S S/O S L SHIVALINGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, R/AT NO 151, 8TH MAIN ROAD, 2ND CROSS, 4TH BLOCK, NANDINILAYOUT, BANGALORE 560 096. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI M.R.PATIL, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.416/2020 DATED 10.12.2020 OF Digitally signed by ANUSHA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:26165 CRL.P No. 5474 of 2021 TAVAREKERE POLICE STATION, AND ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS PENDING BEFORE II ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT MAGADI IN PCR.NO.180/2020 DATED 10.11.2020 FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE P/U/S 420,415,417,503,506,511,34 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.416/2020 registered by Tavarekere Police Station, and entire proceedings pending before II Additional Civil Judge and JMFC at Magadi in PCR No.180/2020, for offences punishable under Sections 420, 415, 417, 503, 506, 511, 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.2737/2021 on 06.09.2021, before III ACMM, Bengaluru, rendering above petition infructuous. 3. In view of memo, petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE YKL/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 42