- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:33288 CRL.P No. 1685 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1685 OF 2021 BETWEEN: 1. ANAND S/O NAGARAJU, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/AT NO.36, 9TH MAIN, BYRAWESHWARA NAGAR, NAGARABHAVI, BANGALORE - 560 072. 2. DHANANJAY S/O RAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/AT NO.1002, 3RD MAIN, 6TH CROSS, BEL LAYOUT, 2ND STAGE, BYADARAHALLI, VISWANEEDAM, BANGALORE - 560 091. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI SHIVAKUMAR MULLATTI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER CHANDRA LAYOUT POLICE STATION, REP BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HONBLE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. THE POLICE INSPECTOR CENTRAL CRIME BRANCH, Digitally signed by ANUSHA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:33288 CRL.P No. 1685 of 2021 SPECIAL ENQUIRY SQUAD, N.T.PET, BANGALORE - 560 018. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI JAVEED S., HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH FIR BEARING NO.16/2021 DATED 19.01.2021 (ANNEXED VIDE ANNEXURE-D) PENDING ON THE FILE OF M.M.T.C.-II COURT, BENGALURU WHEREIN THE PETITIONERS NO.1 AND 2 ARE ARRAYED AS ACCUSED FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES P/U/S 78(1)(a)(vi) AND SECTION 87 OF KARNATAKA POLICE ACT. THIS PETITION IS COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI ORAL ORDER None appears for petitioners. 2. Learned HCGP has filed a memo stating that during pendency of above petition, proceedings before trial Court ended in taking note of plea of guilty by petitioners, rendering above petition infructuous. 3. Taking memo on record, petition is dismissed for having become infructuous. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE AV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 48