- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35749 CRL.P No. 3863 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. 3863 OF 2019 BETWEEN: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY DEPUTY DIRECTOR DEPT. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY D.K., MANGALURU REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU - 01. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. SOWMYA R., HCGP) AND: MR. ABDUL KHADER S/O LATE HASANABBA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS R/A JARKALA SHANTHI PALAKE HOUSE KUKKENDOOR POST & VILLAGE KARKALA TALUK-574 214 REPRESENTED BY HIS GPA HOLDER MR. MAHAMMAD THOUSEEF AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS S/O K.ABDUL SAMAD R/AT DOOR NO.14-36/G LUKMAN MANZIL, JODUMARGA POST B.MOODA VILLAGE BANTWAL TALUK-574 214. …RESPONDENT (RESPONDENT SERVED & UNREPRESENTED) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING THAT TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 27.02.2019 PASSED BY THE PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSION JUDGE, DAKSHINA KANNADA, MANGALURU IN CRIMINAL MISC.NO.196/2019 AND ETC., Digitally signed by VINUTHA B S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35749 CRL.P No. 3863 of 2019 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 passed on application for release of vehicle seized for offences punishable under provisions of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, this petition is filed. 2. Smt.Sowmya R., learned HCGP for petitioner-State submitted that during pendency of above petition, main matter in Spl.Case no.151/2021 was disposed of as settled before Principal District and Sessions Judge, Mangalore, on 11.02.2023 rendering above petition infructuous. 3. A memo to said effect is filed, which is not controverted. 4. Taking said memo on record, petition is dismissed as infructuous. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE MV, List No.: 1 Sl No.: 19