- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35485 CRL.P No. 5937 of 2019 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.5937 OF 2019 BETWEEN: ROOPRAJ BALEPUNI S/O K RAVISHANKAR AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS R/O NANDIGUDDA MANGALORE, D K - 570 001. REP BY GPA HOLDER SHARAN RAJ S/O K DHARAMAPAL JAI R/A 5-122/3A, SHWETHA HOUSE, NAGURI, NEAR GARADI TEMPLE, MANGALORE, KANKANADY, D K - 575 001. …PETITIONER (BY SRI AADEESH P., ADVOCATE FOR SRI SACHIN B S., ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY RFO SUBRAMANYA REP BY SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. SOWMYA R., HCGP FOR RESPONDENT) Digitally signed by ANUSHA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35485 CRL.P No. 5937 of 2019 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 24.06.2019 PASSED IN O.R.NO.01/2019 ON THE FILE OF THE ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, PUTTUR. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI ORAL ORDER Challenging order dated 24.06.2019 passed by Addl. Civil Judge and J.M.F.C., Puttur in OR no.1/2019, this petition is filed. 2. Sri Aadeesh P., learned counsel appearing for Sri Sachin B.S., advocate for petitioner submitted that an application under Section 457 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) and Sections 62 and 65 of Karnataka Forest Act, 1963 was filed for release of vehicle JCB bearing no.KA-13/M- 4574 before trial Court. However, same was rejected by order dated 24.06.2019. 3. Smt.Sowmya R., learned HCGP for respondent - State has filed a memo stating that during pendency of above - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35485 CRL.P No. 5937 of 2019 petition, vehicle was released by order dated 18.10.2019 rendering above petition infructuous. 4. Submission is not opposed. 5. Taking memo on record, petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE GRD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 31