- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30155 CRL.P No. 3929 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. 3929 OF 2019 BETWEEN: VENKATESH A.M, S/O MADAPPA, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, EARLIER JUNIOR ENGINEER, PRESENTLY ASSISTANT ENGINEER BESCOM R/AT NO. 34, SAI NAGAR, NEAR RELIANCE, FRESH HMS LAYOUT, ITTAMADU, BENGALURU - 61. AND ALSO R/AT KRUSI BHAVAN, 2ND FLOOR, NEAR MAGISTRATE COURT, HUDSON CIRCLE, BENGALURU - 02. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. D. MANJUNATH, ADVOCATE - VC) AND: OBA REDDY S/O LATE THOGUR NARASIMHA REDDY AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, R/AT NO 302, CREATIVE VILLAGE, NO. 44, 1ST MAIN, RBI COLONY GANGANAGARA, BANGALORE - 560 024 AND ALSO 1675/1 1ST A CROSS, 2ND BLOCK VISHWAPRIYA LAYOUT, Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30155 CRL.P No. 3929 of 2019 BEGUR HOBLI, BENGALURU - 68. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. SHIVARAMA A, ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH/SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 21.03.2019 IN C.C.NO.395/2017 BY THE LEARNED CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, BANGALORE DIRECTING THE PETITIONER TO DEPOSIT 20 PERCENT OF THE CHEQUE AMOUNT. 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 counsel for petitioner appears through Video Conference and submits that during pendency of above petition, proceedings before Trial Court has concluded rendering above petition infructuous. 2. Taking submission of learned counsel for petitioner on record, Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Consequently, pending I.A. is dismissed as unnecessary. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE HNM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 25