- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35954 CRL.P No. 4180 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL PETITION NO.4180 OF 2019 BETWEEN: 1. MURULI KRISHNAN SON OF LATE YATIRAJ R. AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS. 2. MANJULA WIFE OF MURULI KRISHNAN AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS BOTH ARE RESIDING AT NO.38 1ST FLOOR, 2ND MAIN 2ND CROSS AECS LAYOUT SANJAYANAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 094. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI AKKI MANJUNATH GOWDA K., ADVOCATE FOR PETITIONER NO.2; VIDE ORDER DATED 11.08.2021 PETITION AGAINST PETITIONER NO.1 STANDS ABATED) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BANASWADI POLICE BENGALURU CITY REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT COMPLEX BENGALURU - 560 009. Digitally signed by ANUSHA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35954 CRL.P No. 4180 of 2019 2. SRI OCTAVIA MICHEAL WIFE OF LATE JULIAN MICHEAL AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS NO.307, 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR (DUPLEX) 14TH CROSS, OIL MILL ROAD MARAPPA LAYOUT ST. THOMAS TOWN POST LINGARAJAPURA, BENGALURU - 560 084. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.SOWMYA R., HCGP FOR R1; SRI M.G.SIDDARAJU, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 PRAYING THAT TO QUSH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.50706/2019 AGAINST THE PETITIONER FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 326,427,504,506,34 OF IPC PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE XI A.C.M.M., BANGALORE. 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 entire proceedings in CC no.50706/2016 on file of XI Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Mayohall, Bangalore for offences punishable under Sections 326, 427, 504, 506 read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), this petition is filed. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35954 CRL.P No. 4180 of 2019 2. Smt.Sowmya R., learned counsel for respondent no.1 – State has filed a memo stating that during pendency of above petition, trial Court framed charges on 17.12.2021 rendering above petition infructuous. 3. Though learned counsel for petitioner seeks time to verify, since memo is accompanied with printout of case status from website disclosing charges framed and in view of ratio in Minakshi Bala v. Sudhir Kumar, reported in (1994) 4 SCC 142, petition would be rendered infructuous. Hence, petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. However, reserving liberty to petitioner to urge all contentions before trial Court. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE GRD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 22