- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010018102020 NC: 2026:KHC:43237 CRL.P No. 2521 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2521 OF 2020 BETWEEN: 1. SRI MOHAMMED WAJID S/O MOHAMMED MADAR SAB AGE ABOUT 32 YEARS R/O KHARADI MOHALLA SIRA - 572 137 TUMKURU DISTRICT. 2. SRI MOHAMMED MADAR SAB S/O LATE MOHAMMED HAYATH SAB AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/O KHARADI MOHALLA SIRA - 572 137 TUMKURU DISTRICT. 3. SRI WHAHIDA KHANUM W/O MOHAMMAD MADAR SAB AGE ABOUT 52 YEARS R/O KHARADI MOHALLA SIRA - 572 137, TUMKURU DISTRICT. 4. SRI MOHAMMAD IMRAN S/O MOHAMMAD MADAR SAB AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, R/O KHARADI MOHALLA SIRA - 572 137 TUMKURU DISTRICT. 5. SMT.SHAJIYA W/O MOHAMMAD MADAR SAB AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS R/O KHARADI MOHALLA SIRA - 572 137 Digitally signed by ANUSHA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010018102020 NC: 2026:KHC:43237 CRL.P No. 2521 of 2020 TUMKURU DISTRICT. 6. SMT.NAZIA BEGUM W/O SYED MANSOOR AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS R/O MOTI MOHALLA SIRA - 572 137, TUMKURU DISTRICT. 7. SMT.SHALIYA W/O NAYEEM AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS R/O HIRIYUR TUMKURU DISTRICT - 572 101. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI HANUMANTHARAYAPPA K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA SIRA TOWN POLICE STATION SIRA, TUMKUR DISTRICT REP BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. HEENA BANU @ SANIYA W/O MOHAMMAS WAJID AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS R/O KHARADI MOHALLA TUMKURU DISTRICT - 572 137. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI MAHESHA P., HCGP FOR R1; SRI ARJUN R. KHAT, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONBLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.318/2019 BEFORE THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, AT SIRA THEREBY ALLOWING THIS PETITION. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010018102020 NC: 2026:KHC:43237 CRL.P No. 2521 of 2020 THIS PETITION IS COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI ORAL ORDER Learned HCGP for respondent no.1-State has filed a memo stating that above petition is filed challenging charge sheet and entire proceedings in CC no.318/2019 on file of Senior Civil Judge and JMFC at Sira. It was submitted, during pendency of above petition, trial Court had framed charges against accused on 08.11.2021 and matter had progressed to stage of trial, rendering above petition infructuous in view of decision of Hon'ble Supreme Court in Meenakshi Bala v. Sujath Kumar & Ors. reported in (1994) 4 SCC 142. 2. Though learned counsel for petitioners submitted that there was an interim order of stay, it is seen that interim order of stay of further proceedings was granted by this Court on 07.06.2022, after framing of charges and virtually staying progress of proceedings. 3. Since petition is filed challenging charge sheet and entire proceedings, in view of ratio in Meenakshi Bala's case - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010018102020 NC: 2026:KHC:43237 CRL.P No. 2521 of 2020 (supra) due to framing of charges, petition would be rendered infructuous. 4. Memo is taken on record. Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous, reserving liberty to petitioner to urge all contentions, at appropriate stage. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE AV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 13