- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34532 CRL.P No. 7223 of 2019 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. 7223 OF 2019 BETWEEN: 1. G S NAVEEN S/O G S SHADAKSHARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/O GIRIYAPURA, KADUR TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALORE DISTRICT - 577 205. 2. LOHITESHWARAPPA R T FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS ASSISTANT TEACHER GOVT HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL ATTIGUNDA, BHADRAVATHI TALUK SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 201. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI HANUMANTHAPPA B. HARAVI GOWDAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY SUB INSPECTOR SHIVAMOGGA RURAL POLICE STATION SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201. REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. MANJUNATH T., BIN THIPPESHAPPA M., AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS R/AT ARALIHALLI VILLAGE & POST BHADRAVATHI TALUK Digitally signed by ANUSHA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34532 CRL.P No. 7223 of 2019 SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 201. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SOWMYA R., HCGP FOR R1; SMT. ROOPA GAIKWAD, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN PCR.NO.13/2016 ON THE FILE OF THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE FIRST CLASS III AT SHIVAMOGGA. 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 has filed a memo stating that during pendency of above petition, matter before trial Court had progressed and charge sheet was filed on 21.07.2022, rendering above petition infructuous. Memo is taken on record. 2. Learned counsel for petitioners submits that petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to challenge charge sheet. Petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE AV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 28