- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31268 CRL.P No. 9285 of 2018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 9285 OF 2018 BETWEEN: 1. SANTHOSH @ KANVA S/O. KANUMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, OCC: DISTRIBUTOR OF VIJAYA KARNATAKA DAILY NEWS PAPER, R/O. NO. 695/6, SYED PEER BADAVANE, LANIN NAGARA, NITTUVALLI, DAVANAGERE - 577 002. 2. SURESH S/O. ARAGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, R/O. RANGANATHA BADAVANE, VIDHYANAGARA, DAVANAGERE - 577 005. 3. KUMARI. POOJA D/O. SURESH, AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS, OCC: STUDENT, R/O. RANGANATHA BADAVANE, VIDHYANAGARA, DAVANAGERE - 577 005. …PETITIONERS (SRI. SURESH, PETITIONR NO.2 - ABSENT; PETITIONER NO.1 AND 3 - DEAD) Digitally signed by ANUSHA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31268 CRL.P No. 9285 of 2018 AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA HARIHARA TOWN POLICE STATION, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT, REPTD. BY ITS S.P.P., HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. VINAYAKA S/O. VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, R/O. VIDYANAGARA "A" BLOCK, HARIHARA, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 02. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SOWMYA R, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. S.G. RAJENDRA REDDY, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS INCLUDING COMPLAINT AND FIR IN CR.NO.183/2018 DATED 12.11.2018 REGISTERED BY HARIHARA TOWN P.S., HARIHARA, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE C.J.M., DAVANAGERE FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 365, 504, 506 R/W 149 OF IPC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31268 CRL.P No. 9285 of 2018 ORAL ORDER Learned High Court Government Pleader and counsel for respondent no.2 is present. As per order dated 01.04.2026, Court notices have been issued to petitioners. Petitioner no.2 was served. Thereafter despite grant of time, petitioner no.2 has neither made alternative arrangement nor appeared. This would indicate that petitioners are not diligently pursuing petition. Therefore, Petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE HNM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1