- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35539 CRL.P No. 5839 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5839 OF 2020 BETWEEN: SMT. C NEETHA W/O B R SATISH KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.14/15, 8TH 'B' MAIN, 15TH CROSS, BANASHANKARI II STAGE, BENGALURU - 560 070. …PETITIONER (BY SRI M.J. ALVA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KENGERI POLICE, KENGERI, BENGALURU - 560 069. 2. SANTHOSH K S/O LATE S KRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, NO.55/B, 2ND 'B' MAIN, BAPUJI NAGAR, MYSORE ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 026. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SOWMYA R., HCGP FOR R1; SRI T.N.ARAKESWARA, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 16.08.2019 PASSED BY LEARNED Digitally signed by ANUSHA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35539 CRL.P No. 5839 of 2020 LXVIII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU CCH-69 DISCHARGING THE RESPONDENT NO.2 AS ACCUSED NO.5 IN COURT OF LVI ADDITIONAL CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE BENGALURU IN C.C.NO.2694/2017 FROM THE OFFENCE P/U/S.120- B,420,465, 466,471,204 R/W SEC.34 OF IPC WHICH PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A AND ETC., 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 during pendency of above petition, matter before trial Court had progressed ending in order of acquittal on 28.08.2025, rendering above 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.: 41