- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30161 CRL.P No. 5064 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5064 OF 2019 BETWEEN: C H RAVIKUMAR S/O LATE HUCHANNA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/AT CHOTTANAHALLI VILLAGE KASABA HOBLI KUNIGAL TALUK - 562 123 TUMKUR DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI B N SHIVANNA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. D KRISHNA KUMAR S/O LATE DASE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/A KANNAGUNI VILLAGE KUNIGAL TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT. 2. SHANKAR GOWDA B N., S/O NAGARAJAIAH (SHOWN AS D SHANKAR @ B N S GOWDA IN TRIAL COURT JUDGMENT) AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS R/A NO.142, 6TH MAIN HANUMAGIRI HILLS LAYOUT AREHALLI, BANGALORE. 3. B N JAGADISH S/O D NAGARAJAIAH AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS R/A NO.36, 2ND CROSS, 7TH MAIN BSK III STAGE, BANGALORE-560 085. Digitally signed by ANUSHA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30161 CRL.P No. 5064 of 2019 4. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY KUNIGAL POLICE THROUGH STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGLAURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SOWMYA R., HCGP FOR R4) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED BY THE LEARNED VI ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT TUMKUR IN CRL.A.NO.45/2018 DATED 20.05.2019 THEREBY ALLOWING I.A.NO.3 OF 2018 FILED BY THE RESPONDENTS UNDER SECTION 389(3) OF CR.PC MARKED AT ANNEXURE-A. 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.Sowmya R., learned HCGP for respondent no.4 - State submits that order impugned herein was on IA no.3 in Criminal Appeal no.45/2018 before VI Addl. District and Sessions Judge, Tumkur. It was submitted that during pendency of above petition, Criminal Appeal no.45/2018 ended in judgment of acquittal of respondents no.1 to 3 (accused) on 28.11.2022 rendering above petition infructuous. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30161 CRL.P No. 5064 of 2019 2. A memo is filed by learned HCGP to said effect. 3. Taking memo on record, petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE GRD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 31