- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34891 CRL.P No. 7966 of 2019 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 CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7966 OF 2019 BETWEEN: 1. LALITH KUMAR AGED 34 YEARS, S/O RAMDEVA SINGH, R/AT NO.BREWS N BITES, 30TH CROSS, CORPORATION LAYOUT, TILAKNAGARA, BENGALURU-560041. 2. RAJAN KUMAR SINGH AGED 33 YEARS, S/O AJITH KUMAR SINGH, R/AT NO.PH-1, PEARL APPT, GOTTIGERE, BENGALURU - 560 083. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. B. CHANDRAHASA RAI, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE BY TILAKNAGAR P.S., BENGALURU, REPT. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. JAVEED S, HCGP) Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34891 CRL.P No. 7966 of 2019 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.32869/2018 (CRIME NO.23/2018 DATED 25.01.2018 REGISTERED BY TILAKNAGARA POLICE STATION, BENGALURU) PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE II ACMM AT BENGALURU CITY FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S.4 AND 21 OF COTPA ACT (CIGARETTES AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS ACT 2003) BY CALLING THE ENTIRE RECORDS PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE II ACMM AT BENGALURU CITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI ORAL ORDER Learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent- State has filed a Memo along with case status stating that during pendency of above petition, proceedings before trial Court has been dropped. 2. Taking memo on record, Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE HNM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 4