- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010566082022 NC: 2026:KHC:37535 CRL.P No. 11998 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 11998 OF 2022 BETWEEN: 1. SHYLA H N., W/O LATE NAGARATNARAJU AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS HOUSE NO.833 SHANKARA MUTT ROAD K R PURAM EXTENSION HASSAN KARNATAKA -573 201. 2. SANDHYA SANATHKUMAR W/O SANATH KUMAR AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS HOUSE NO.60/1 RESERVOIR STREET BASAVANAGUDI, BENGALURU - 573 004. 3. SANNIDI S RAJAMANE D/O SANATH KUMAR AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS HOUSE NO.60/1 RESERVOIR STREET BASAVANAGUDI, BANGALORE - 573 004. 4. SIDDARTH S RAJAMANE S/O SANATH KUMAR AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS HOUSE NO.60/1 RESERVOIR STREET BASAVANAGUDI, BANGALORE - 573 004. Digitally signed by ANUSHA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010566082022 NC: 2026:KHC:37535 CRL.P No. 11998 of 2022 5. ASHA RAJAN W/O N RAJAN AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS NO.250, 2ND MAIN 8TH CROSS, 3RD STAGE GOKULAM, MYSORE - 570 002. 6. SHOBHA W/O S N PRAKASH AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS HOUSE NO.3 VIVEKANANDA ROAD YADAVAGIRI, MYSORE - 570 020. 7. KAILASH SENCHA S/O ROOPARAM SANCHA AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS ROOPARAM SENCHA HARALAHALLI DASARAKOPPALU VILLAGE KASABA HOBLI HASSAN TQ HASSAN - 573 202. 8. PARMESH C N., S/O NINGEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS CHOWDENAHALLI VILLAGE SALAGAME HOBLI HASSAN TQ HASSAN - 573 219. 9. CHUTHRARAM S/O NARAYANA LAL AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS NEAR OLD B M ROAD KONAURU VILLAGE - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010566082022 NC: 2026:KHC:37535 CRL.P No. 11998 of 2022 ARAKALAGUD, HASSAN TQ - 573 102. 10. SRIDHAR R R., S/O RAJEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS RAMADEVARAPURA VILLAGE SALAGAME HOBLI HASSAN TQ - 573 219. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI PRAMOD MALLUR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE BY BADAVANE POLICE STATION THROUGH ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HASSAN - 573 201. 2. VENKATARAMANA PAI S/O LATE G SRIDHAR PAI AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS "SANTHRUTHI", M G ROAD RAVINDRA NAGAR EXTENSION HASSAN - 573 201. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SOWMYA R., HCGP FOR R1; SRI K.RAVISHANKAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.208/2022 REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE 4th CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE AND JMFC HASSAN AND CONSEQUENTLY QUASH THE ENTIRE AND ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT THERETO. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010566082022 NC: 2026:KHC:37535 CRL.P No. 11998 of 2022 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI ORAL ORDER Challenging registration of Crime no.208/2022 by Hassan Extension Police, pending on file of IV Chief Judicial Magistrate and JMFC, Hassan, and consequently to quash entire proceedings pursuant thereto, this petition is filed. 2. Learned HCGP for State has filed a memo stating that on conclusion of investigation charge sheet was filed on 22.04.2026 before Court of CJM and JMFC, Hassan, in CC no.2435/2026, rendering above petition infructuous. 3. Above memo is taken on record. Reserving liberty to petitioner to challenge charge sheet, if so advised, and keeping open all contentions, petition stands dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE YKL List No.: 1 Sl No.: 39