- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34846 WP No. 1492 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 1492 OF 2020 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI PAPANNA S/O VENKATESH GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, KYASAMBALLI HOBLI, BANGARPET TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT. 2. SRI GOPAL REDDY S/O NARAYANA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, NANDYAL GADDA VILLAGE, BANGARPET TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT. 3. SRI SRINIVAS REDDY S/O NARAYAN REDDY, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, NANDYAL GADDA VILLAGE, BANGARPET TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT. 4. SRI SUBHAS S/O B SHANKAR NAIDU, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, BALAMPALLI, BANGARPET TALUK. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI VEERANNA G TIGADI, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by ANUSHA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34846 WP No. 1492 of 2020 AND: 1. SRI BALAJI S/O B.SHANKAR NAIDU, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, MODI KRISHNARAJ PURAM, BANGARPET TALUK, K.G.F. KOLAR DISTRICT. 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ANDERSON POLICE STATION, REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI S. JAVEED, HCGP FOR R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 30.06.2018 IN C.C.NO.156/2016 PASSED BY THE LEARNED PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE AND ADDITIONAL JMFC, KGF AS PER ANNEXURE-D. THIS PETITION IS COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI ORAL ORDER Learned HCGP for respondent no.2-State has filed a memo stating that during pendency of above petition, proceedings before trial Court had progressed and ended in order of acquittal dated 05.09.2022, rendering above petition - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34846 WP No. 1492 of 2020 infructuous. A copy of said order is also appended along with memo. 2. Taking memo on record, petition is dismissed for having become infructuous. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE AV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7