- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:26224 CRL.P No. 3675 of 2019 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. 3675 OF 2019 BETWEEN: GOVINDEGOWDA S/O KALEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/AT CHOWTHI VILLAGE PERIYAPATNA TALUK MYSORE DISTRICT - 571 107. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHARATH GOWDA G.B, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE BY RANGE FOREST OFFICER MOBILE SQUAD MYSURU REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560 008. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. SOWMYA R, HCGP) THIS CRL.P FILED U/S.482 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO EXPUNGE THE OBSERVATION "IT APPEARS THAT THE JURISDICTIONAL MAGISTRATE HAS NOT BESTOWED ITS PROPER CONCENTRATION ON REJECTION OF BAIL PETITION OF ACCUSED NO.1 BY THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT, WHEN THE GROUNDS URGED BEFORE IT AND BEFORE THE HON'BLE HIGH Digitally signed by ANUSHA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:26224 CRL.P No. 3675 of 2019 COURT WERE ONE AND THE SAME, IF BY SUPPRESSING THE FACT OF REJECTION OF HIS BAIL APPLICATION BY THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT THE ACCUSED NO.1 HAS OBTAINED BAIL THEN THE LOWER COURT MAY THINK OF EXERCISING ITS JURISDICTION UNDER SEC.437(5) OF CR.PC AFTER HEARING THE ACCUSED NO.1" MADE IN THE ORDER DATED 25.04.2019 PASSED IN C.MISC.NO.752/2019 ON THE FILE OF II ADDITIONAL SESSIONS JUDGE, MYSORE. 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 during pendency of this petition petitioner has died rendering petition as infructuous. 2. Taking Memo on record, petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE HNM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 22