- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010436562019 NC: 2026:KHC:37175 CRL.P No. 7222 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7222 OF 2019 BETWEEN: 1. G S NAVEEN S/O G S SHADAKSHARAPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/O GIRIYAPURA KADUR TALUK CHIKKAMAGALORE DISTRICT - 577 205. 2. LOHITESHWARAPPA R T., FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS ASSISTANT TEACHER GOVT.HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL ATTIGUNDA BHADRAVATHI TALUK SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577201. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI HANUMANTHAPPA B HARAVI GOWDAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY SUB INSPECTOR SHIVAMOGGA RURAL POLICE STATION SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201 REP BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. SMT. ASHA B W/O PUTTASWAMY R Digitally signed by ANUSHA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010436562019 NC: 2026:KHC:37175 CRL.P No. 7222 of 2019 AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS R/AT ARALAHALLI VILLAGE & POST BHADRAVATHI TALUK SHIVAMOGGA DIST - 577 204. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SOWMYA R., HCGP FOR R1; R2 - SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN PCR.NO.24/2016 AND FIR IN CRIME NO.568/2016 ON THE FILE OF THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE FIRST CLASS COURT-III AT SHIVAMOGGA. 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 PCR no.24/2016 and FIR in Crime no.568/2016 on file of JMFC-III, Shivamogga, this petition is filed. 2. Heard Sri Hanumanthappa B Haravi, learned counsel for petitioners and Smt.Sowmya R, learned HCGP for respondent - State. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010436562019 NC: 2026:KHC:37175 CRL.P No. 7222 of 2019 3. Learned HCGP has filed a memo stating that during pendency of above petition, charge sheet has been framed in CC no.909/2022 before JMFC-III at Shivamogga, rendering above petition infructuous. 4. Learned counsel for petitioners submits that petition may be disposed of as infructuous, reserving liberty to petitioners to challenge charge sheet. 5. Reserving liberty as prayed, petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE YKL List No.: 1 Sl No.: 19