- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32337 CRL.P No. 3291 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 3291 OF 2020 BETWEEN: SRI. PUTTAPPA S.K, S/O KALAPPA S, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/O CHIRADONI VILLAGE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANGERE DISTRICT - 577 231 AND ALSO R/A NO. 2036/65, 1ST MAIN, 10TH CROSS, TARALABALU BADAVANE, VIDYANAGARA, DAVANGERE CITY AND DISTRICT - 577 005. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. GOPALAKRISHNAMURTHY C, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE BY HONNALI CIRCLE, HONNALI P.S., R/BY ITS SPP, HIGH COURT COMPLEX, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SMT. RATHNAMMA W/O LATE RANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, HOUSE WIFE, R/AT HALADEVARA HONNALI VILLAGE, Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32337 CRL.P No. 3291 of 2020 MASADI POST, HONNALI TALUK, DAVANGERE DISTRICT - 577 217. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. JAVEED S, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. S.V. PRAKASH, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR FILED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT POLICE IN CR.NO.170/2019 ON THE FILE PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE (JR.DN.) AND J.M.F.C. COURT, HONNALI, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT VIDE ANNEXURE-A DATED 25.07.2019 AS AGAINST THE PETITIONER HEREIN. 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 due to death of sole petitioner, petition has been rendered infructuous. 2. Taking Memo on record, Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE HNM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 35