- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29438 CRL.P No. 10027 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL PETITION NO.10027 OF 2021 BETWEEN: 1. MAREPPA B S/O THIMMAPPA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS OCC KEB LINEMAN R/O K E B QUARTERS MALEBENNUR TOWN HARIHARA TALUK DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 530. 2. SANTHOSH MUDDINAMANE S/O AVAPPA AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS OCC KEB LINEMAN R/O K E B QUARTERS MALEBENNUR TOWN HARIHARA TALUK DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 530. 3. MADHU K S/O CHANDRASHEKARAPPA AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS OCC KEB LINEMAN R/O K E B QUARTERS MALEBENNUR TOWN HARIHARA TALUK DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 530. 4. VENKATESHA S/O RUDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS OCC KEB LINEMAN R/O KOKKANUR VILLAGE Digitally signed by ANUSHA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29438 CRL.P No. 10027 of 2021 MALEBENNUR TOWN HARIHARA TALUK DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 530. 5. SHIVAKUMAR S/O MARIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS OCC KEB METER READER R/O KUMBLURU HARIHARA TALUK DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 530. 6. SHANKAR K C S/O CHANDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS OCC KEB METER READER R/O GULADAHALLI VILLAGE HARIHARA TALUK DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 530. 7. NAGARAJA S/O MALLESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS OCC KEB VAN DRIVER R/O NANDIGUDI ROAD MALEBENNUR TOWN HARIHARA TALUK DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 530. 8. VEERESHA S/O CHANDRASHEKARAPPA AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS OCC KEB METER READER R/O DEVARA BELAKERE VILLAGE HARIHARA TALUK DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 530 9. RAGHAVENDRA S/O MANJAPPA AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS OCC KEB LINEMAN - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29438 CRL.P No. 10027 of 2021 R/O GOVINDA VILLAGE HARIHARA TALUK DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 530. 10. SHANKARA S/O DANAPPA ANGADI AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS OCC KEB LINEMAN R/O NEHRU NAGARA MALEBENNUR TOWN HARIHARA TALUK DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 530. …PETITIONERS [BY SRI M.VISHWAJITH RAI, ADVOCATE (AB)] AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY MALEBENNUR POLICE STATION DAVANAGERE DISTRICT REPTD BY ITS SPP HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. SOUMYA R., HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.2234/2021 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE II ADDL.CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C., HARIHARA, ARISING OUT OF CR.NO.103/2021 REGISTERED BY MALEBENNUR P.S., DAVANAGERE FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 269 OF IPC AND SEC.79 AND 80 OF KARNATAKA POLICE ACT. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29438 CRL.P No. 10027 of 2021 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI ORAL ORDER Smt.Soumya R., learned HCGP accepts notice for respondent no.1 - State and has filed a memo stating that proceedings in CC no.2234/2021 on file of II Addl. Civil Judge and J.M.F.C., at Harihar, ended in order of acquittal on 13.09.2024 rendering above petition infructuous. 2. Taking memo on record, petition is dismissed as having become infructous. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE GRD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 43