- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27092 CRL.P No. 1583 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. 1583 OF 2020 BETWEEN: SRI K SUBRAMANYA BHAT AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS, S/O. SHANKARANAYARNA BHAT, PRESENTLY R/AT HULSE VILLAGE, HANDLI POST, SHANIVARASANTHE, KODAGU DIST - 571 235. …PETITIONER (BY SRI DHANUSH D. RAJ, ADVOCATE FOR SRI SUBRAMANYA BHAT, ADVOCATE) AND: SRI K S LAXMANA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, S/O MUTTANNA, R/AT GARAGANDURU VILLAGE, KUMBUR POST, MADAPURA, SOMWARPET - 571 236. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. K.CHANDRANATH ARIGA, ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.474/2009 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, SOMWARPET IN SO FAR AS THE PETITIONER IS CONCERNED. Digitally signed by ANUSHA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27092 CRL.P No. 1583 of 2020 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 producing death certificate of petitioner and states that petitioner died on 23.02.2026. Therefore, petition abates. 2. Taking memo on record, petition is dismissed as abated. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE GRD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 39