- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010162962019 NC: 2026:KHC:40129 CRL.P No. 3998 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 31ST DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 3998 OF 2019 BETWEEN: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY KANAKANADY POLICE STATION MANGALURU 2. SRI B.K.MOORTHY S/O SRI KRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, SENIOR GEOLOGIST, DEPT. OF MINES & MINERALS, D.K. DISTRICT, MANGALURU. BOTH ARE REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BANGALORE - 560 001. …PETITIONERS (BY SMT.SOWMYA R., HCGP) AND: MR. MOHAMMED NOWFAL AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, S/O SRI YAKOOB ALI,, R/AT NOWFAL MANZIL, SEA ROAD, KOTEPURA, MANGALURU - 575 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI JEEVAN K., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by ANUSHA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010162962019 NC: 2026:KHC:40129 CRL.P No. 3998 of 2019 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 08.02.2019 PASSED BY THE PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, DAKSHINA KANNADA, MANGALURU IN CRL.MISC.NO.168/2019. 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 Smt.Sowmya R., learned HCGP for petitioner-State has filed a memo stating that during pendency of above matter, proceedings in CC no.2878/2019 before III JMFC, Mangaluru came to be compounded on 18.12.2021, rendering above petition infructuous. 2. Taking memo on record, petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE AV