- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27255 CRL.P No. 1656 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1656 OF 2020 BETWEEN: RAMESH V AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, S/O LATE VENKTESHAPPA, R/AT NO.18, 1ST CROSS, M M GARDEN, BABUSAPALYA, KALYAN NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 043. …PETITIONER [BY SRI SOMARAJU A., ADVOCATE (AB)] AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY HENNUR P.S. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT [BY SMT. SOWMYA R., HCGP (PH)] THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS INITIATED IN C.C.NO.50221/2019 ON THE FILE OF THE XI ADDITIONAL CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE, BENGALURU WHICH IS ARISING OUT OF CR.NO.194/2017 PAGE NO.10 OF RESPONDENT POLICE, FOR OFFENCE P/U/S.417, 420 OF IPC. THIS PETITION IS COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI Digitally signed by ANUSHA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27255 CRL.P No. 1656 of 2020 ORAL ORDER Matter was passed over and called again. None appears for petitioner. 2. Challenging proceedings in CC no.50221/2019 on file of XI Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru, for offence punishable under Sections 417 and 420 of IPC, this petition is filed. 3. Learned HCGP for respondent-State submitted that proceedings in Crime no.194/2017 registered by Hennur police station, Bengaluru, was registered as CC no.50221/2019. She has filed a memo stating that said proceedings before trial Court has ended in order of acquittal on 11.02.2023, rendering above petition infructuous. 4. Taking memo on record, petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE AV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 40