- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30420 CRL.P No. 7421 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7421 OF 2019 BETWEEN: JAYARAMA H., AGED 51 YEARS, S/O HANUMANTHAPPA VENKATESHWARA NILAYA, (B.L.R.K.) 5TH CROSS, A.N.K.ROAD, SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201. …PETITIONER (BY SRI RAJIV R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY KOTE POLICE STATION, SHIMOGGA DISTRICT REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, HIGH COURT BUILDING BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. SHANTHI LAL GANDHI ELECTION FLAYING SQUAD-02 OFFICER SHIMOGGA TOWN, SHIMOGGA - 577 200. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.SOWMYA R., HCGP FOR R1) Digitally signed by ANUSHA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30420 CRL.P No. 7421 of 2019 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER TAKING COGNIZANCE DATED 30.03.2019 (ANNEXURE-A) PASSED BY THE HONBLE PRINCIPAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND CJM AT SHIVAMOGGA IN C.C.NO355/2019 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S.133 OF REPRESENATATION OF PEOPLE ACT AND SEC.188 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 Learned HCGP for respondent no.1-State submits that during pendency of above petition, proceedings in CC no.355/2019 before Prl.Senior Civil Judge and CJM, Shivamogga, have ended in order of acquittal on 15.04.2025, rendering above petition infructuous. She has filed a memo to that effect. 2. Taking note of submission and memo on record, petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE AV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 38