- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32690 CRL.P No. 5150 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL PETITION NO.5150 OF 2019 BETWEEN: SRI. KRISHNAMURTHY B.M S/O LATE M.MUTHAIAH, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, R/AT: NO.1/B, 1ST CROSS, OPP. MINARVA MILL, KASTHURI NAGARA, BENGALURU CITY, PIN CODE - 560 023. …PETITIONER (BY SMT.RAKSHA KEERTHANA K., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. KEMPARAJU, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY UPPARPET POLICE STATION, REP. BY IT PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT COMPLEX, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. SRI. SOMASUNDARMURTHY S/O LATE PUTTASWAMYCHAR, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/AT NO.530, VISHWAKARMA BEEDI, HUNASUR MAIN OAD, HINAKAL, MYSURU, PIN CODE - 560 008. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SOWMYA R, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. R.S.PRASANNA KUMAR, ADV. FOR R2) Digitally signed by ANUSHA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32690 CRL.P No. 5150 of 2019 THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE CHARGE SHEET FILED BY THE RESPONDENT POLICE IN CRIME NO.224/2018 AND C.C.NO.8853/2019 FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 418, 420, 465, 468, 471 OF IPC PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HON'BLE V ADDITIONAL CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE AT BENGALURU, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. 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 Learned HCGP for respondent no.1-State has filed a memo stating that this petition is by sole accused and on account of his death, proceedings in CC no.8853/2019 on file of V ACMM, Bengaluru, came to be disposed of as abated, rendering this petition infructuous. 2. Taking memo on record, petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE AV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 18