- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31585 CRL.P No. 2657 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2657 OF 2019 BETWEEN: MANJU GOWDA S/O MAHADEVEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS R/AT THONDALU VILLAGE HUNSUR TALUK, MYSORE DIST. - 571 610. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRITHVI RAJ B.N, ADVOCATE (ABSENT)) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY CENTRAL CIRME BRANCH POLICE BENGLAURU CITY - 560 029. REP. BY S.P.P., HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE - 1. 2. S.R. VEERENRA PRASAD POLICE INSPECTOR, CENTRAL CRIME BRANCH (OCW) N.T. PET, BENGALURU - 560 002. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SOWMYA R, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO (A) QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.18742/2017 AS Digitally signed by ANUSHA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31585 CRL.P No. 2657 of 2019 AGAINST THE PETITIONER HEREIN (ACCUSED NO.2), WHICH IS PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE I ADDITIONAL CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE, BENGALURU, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI ORAL ORDER Learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent- State submits that during pendency of above petition, proceedings before trial Court has progressed and ended in order of acquittal dated 01.04.2023 rendering above petition infructuous. 2. Taking Memo on record, Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE HNM List No.: 2 Sl No.: 7