- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34534 CRL.P No. 1476 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1476 OF 2022 BETWEEN: HARISH SAJJAN S/O BASAVARAJ SAJJAN, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, OCC: DOCTOR, R/AT ST.JOHNS HOSPITAL IDUKI, KERALA. PERMANENT ADDRESS: HIREKERURU, MASURU VILLAGE, HAVERI DISTRICT, HAVERI - 581 210. …PETITIONER [BY SRI SHAIKH SAOUD, ADVOCATE (AB)] AND: 1. THE STATE BY KARNATAKA, BY WOMEN POLICE STATION, DAVANAGERE CITY SUB-DIVISION, DAVANAGERE. REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. VINAYASHREE D/O SHANTHKUMAR, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, OCC: DOCTOR, R/AT MCC 'A' BLOCK, Digitally signed by ANUSHA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34534 CRL.P No. 1476 of 2022 5TH MAIN, 5TH CROSS, DAVANGERE - 577 004. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.SOWMYA R., HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE CASE AND PROCEEDINGS AT C.C.NO.2662/2021 ON THE FILE OF II ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C., DAVANAGERE WHICH IS AN OUTCOME OF WOMEN POLICE STATION, DAVANAGERE CR.NO.83/2021 U/S 376, 323, 506 AND 417 OF IPC. 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 On previous date of hearing, learned HCGP had filed a memo stating that during pendency of above petition, charges were framed and trial had commenced, rendering above petition infructuous. 2. In view of decision of Hon'ble Supreme Court in Meenakshi Bala v. Sujath Kumar & Ors. reported in (1994) 4 SCC 142, petitioner's challenge would thus be rendered infructuous. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34534 CRL.P No. 1476 of 2022 3. Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous with liberty to petitioner to urge all contentions at appropriate stage. 4. In view of dismissal of petition, pending interlocutary applications, if any, stand disposed. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE AV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 39