- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29645 WP No. 16501 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 16501 OF 2022 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: MR. S. ARUNACHALAM S/O MR. SINGARAM AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/A NO.39, GROUND FLOOR RAJA LAYOUT, NAGADEVANAHALLI BENGALURU - 560 056. …PETITIONER (BY SRI PARAMESWARAPPA C., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KUMBALAGUDU POLICE STATION RAMANAGARA DISTRICT BENGALURU-560 074. 2. MR. MEGHANATHAN S/O. SADASHIVAN PAULDURAI, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS DIRECTOR M/S. DHEPPU INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LIMITED BLOCK NO.1, SITE NO. 188 AND 189 1ST MILE, RAMOHALLI ROAD GAREPALYA VILLAGE, KUMBALAGUDU KENGERI HOBLI, OFF. MYSORE ROAD BENGALURU - 560 074. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SOUMYA, HCGP FOR R1) Digitally signed by ANUSHA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29645 WP No. 16501 of 2022 THIS W.P IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS WHICH ULTIMATELY RESULTED IN REGISTERING CRIME NO.138/2017 BY THE R-1 FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE SECTION 378, 391, 397, 398, 441, 461 503, 506 READ WITH SECTION 34 OF THE INDIAN PENAL CODE 1860 ON THE FILE OF 2ND ADDITIONAL CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE AT BENGLAURU VIDE ANNEXUER-A AND QUASH THE CRIME NO.138/2022 REGISTERED BY THE R-1 FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE SECTION 378, 391, 397, 398, 441, 461 503, 506 READ WITH SECTION 34 OF THE INDIAN PENAL CODE 1860 ON THE FILE OF 2ND ADDITIONAL CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE AT BENGLAURU VIDE ANNEXUER-A AND B. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI ORAL ORDER Learned HCGP for respondent - State has filed a memo stating that during pendency of above petition, B report was filed by Kumabalgodu Police Station and same was accepted by II Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate at Bangalore Rural, rendering above petition infructuous. 2. Taking memo on record, petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE YKL List No.: 1 Sl No.: 11