- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010033412019 NC: 2026:KHC:42715 CRL.P No. 987 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL PETITION NO.987 OF 2019 BETWEEN: SRI VIJAYAKUMAR S/O LATE V VENKATASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/O NO.58/5, 3RD MAIN, CHINNAYANAPALYA, BENGALURU - 560 030. …PETITIONER (BY SRI K.N.SUBBA REDDY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS ADUGODI POLICE STATION, ADUGODI, BENGALURU - 560 030. 2. SMT.TINA @ VARALAKSHMI W/O V VIJAYAKUMAR, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, 3. SRI GOVINDASWAMY @ NATARAJ S/O LATE RAMASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, RESPONDENT NOS.2 & 3 ARE R/AT NO.12, 3RD CROSS, BTS ROAD, OPP. ADUGODI POST OFFICE, SHAMANNA GARDEN, BENGALURU - 560 030. 4. SMT.INDIRA W/O GOVINDASWAMY @ NATARAJ, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/AT NO.12, 3RD CROSS, BTS ROAD, Digitally signed by ANUSHA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010033412019 NC: 2026:KHC:42715 CRL.P No. 987 of 2019 OPP. ADUGODI POST OFFICE, SHAMANNA GARDEN, BENGALURU - 560 030. 5. SRI VIKAS MANAGING DIRECTOR, R5 IS DISMISSED MASTI INDIAN COMPANY, V/O DATED 07.01.2025. R/AT NO.39-40, 1ST FLOOR, AREKERE LAYOUT, BENGALURU. 6. SRI ASHOK @ MAHESH AGARWAL S/O SRI SUSHEELKUMAR AGARWAL, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, PROP:M.S EVERSHINE MARBELS & GRANITES, NO.37, BHANNERGHATTA ROAD, ADUGODI POST, BANGALORE - 560 030. 7. SRI ARVIND S/O GOVINDASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, 8. SRI ARAVIND S/O VENATESHWAR AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 9. SMT SANGEETHA W/O KAILASH KUKMAR AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, 10. SMT ASHA W/O ARAVIND, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, RESPONDENT NO.S7 TO 10 ARE THIRUMALA DELUXE, BTM 6TH STAGE, BDA LAYOUT, 2ND PHASE, ANEKERE, BANNERAGHATTA MAIN ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 076. 11. SRI BIJU VERGHESE R11 IS DISMISSED REGIONAL MANAGER, V/O DATED 07.01.2025. CLERTRIP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT (HOTELS) NO.34, 1ST MAIN ROAD, 3RD PHASE, J P NAGAR, BENGALURU-560078. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010033412019 NC: 2026:KHC:42715 CRL.P No. 987 of 2019 12. SRI ROLSHITH STAFF, CLERTRIP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT (HOTELS) NO.34, 1ST MAIN ROAD, 3RD PHASE, J P NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 078. 13. SMT.JYOTHI W/O KUMARHASAN, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, MEMBER OF MAHILA SANGHA, DOOR NO.266, 11TH CROSS, NARAYANAPURA, WILSON GARDEN, BENGALURU - 560 027. 14. CHANDRIKA DEVARU W/O HARIKUMAR, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, NO.2089, 24TH A CROSS, BSK 2ND STAGE, KARESANDRA, BENGALURU - 560 070. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI MAHESHA P., HCGP FOR R1; SRI BHASKAR BABU H.J., ADV FOR R1 TO R4, R7 TO R10, R12 & R13; SRI M.V.REVANASIDDAIAH, ADVOCATE FOR R14; R6 - SERVED; V/O DATED 07.01.2025 PETITION AGAINST R5 & R11 IS DISMISSED) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C., PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 08.09.2017, PASSED BY THE II ADDL.CITY CIVIL AND SESSION JUDGE AND SPL.JUDGE AT BENGALURU NOW TRANSFER TO CCH-71 MADE IN CR.NO.194/2016 AND TRY THE SAME BEFORE TRIAL COURT AND TO CONDUCT TRIAL COURT THE OFFENCE P/U/S 323,324,504,506B AND SEC.3(1)(7) OF SC/ST PREVENTION F ATROCITIES ACT R/W 34 OF IPC. - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010033412019 NC: 2026:KHC:42715 CRL.P No. 987 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 Sri Mahesha P., learned HCGP for respondent no.1 - State has filed a memo stating that during pendency of above petition, proceedings before trial Court arising out of Crime no.194/2016 in PCR no.5322/2016 on file of VI Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru, had concluded by judgment of acquittal of accused no.1 to 6 on 27.04.2023. A copy of judgment is appended to memo. In view of above, petition is rendered infructuous. 2. Taking memo on record, petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE GRD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 10