- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30772 CRL.P No. 4978 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL PETITION NO.4978 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SRI SHARATH S/O PARAMESH AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS BEHIND ESHWAR TEMPLE RAVINDRA NAGAR, HASSAN - 573 201. …PETITIONER (BY SRI PAVANA CHANDRA SHETTY H., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, HASSAN CEN POLICE STATION, HASSAN DISTRICT, REP: BY HIGH COURT SPP, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. M G POORNACHANDRA TEJASWI JDS AND BJP ALLIANCE PARTY ELECTION AGENT, 16, HASSAN LOKHASABHA CONSTITUENCY, HASSAN - 573 201. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SOWMYA R., HCGP FOR R1; R2 - SERVED & UNREPRESENTED ) THIS CRL.P. IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.33/2024 REGISTER BY HASSAN CEN CRIME P.S. ON PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE COURT OF THE III ADDL.DISTRICT AND SESSION JUDGE, HASSAN FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 67(A) OF I.T ACT AND SEC.171G OF IPC Digitally signed by ANUSHA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30772 CRL.P No. 4978 of 2024 PRODUCED HEREWITH AS DOCUMENT NO.1 AND ALLOW THIS CRL.P WITH COSTS THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR HEARING ON I.A., 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.1 - State has filed a memo stating that in charge sheet filed, petitioner has been left out from array of accused, rendering above petition infructuous. 2. Taking memo on record, petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE GRD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 15