- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31715 CRL.P No. 4994 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 4994 OF 2019 BETWEEN: SRI. N.S. CHIKKACHANNAPPA S/O LATE SONNAPPA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.190 EAST PARK ROAD, 17TH CROSS, MALLESHWARAM BENGALURU - 560 003. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHARATH GOWDA G.B, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY LOKAYUKTA POLICE, TUMKUR REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 01. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. VENKATESH S. ARABATTI, ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN S.C.NO.308/2016 ON THE FILE OF THE VII ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, TUMKURU IN SO FAR AS IT RELATES TO THE PETITIONER HEREIN. Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31715 CRL.P No. 4994 of 2019 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 has filed a Memo stating that during pendency of above petition, matter has been proceeded with before trial Court and ended in acquittal of petitioner rendering above petition infructuous. 2. Taking Memo on record, Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Consequently, pending I.A., if any, is dismissed as unnecessary. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE HNM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 21