- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010096812020 NC: 2026:KHC:41651 CRL.P No. 6324 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 6324 OF 2020 BETWEEN: SRI ONEIL D'SOUZA S/O MR.CHARLES D'SOUZA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS R/AT DAJIWORLD RESIDENCY AIRPORT ROAD, BONDEL MANGALURU, D.K. - 575 501. …PETITIONER (BY SRI SRIDEVI BHOSALE MARUTI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH MANGALURU CITY POLICE REPRESENTED BY HCGP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. SMT.JOEANN SEQUERIA W/O SRI ONEIL D'SOUZA AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS R/AT NO.604, B BLOCK GRANDUR, PINTO LANE JAIL ROAD, MANGALURU - 575 003. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.SOWMYA R., HCGP FOR R1; SRI VENKATESH, ADVOCATE FOR R2) Digitally signed by ANUSHA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010096812020 NC: 2026:KHC:41651 CRL.P No. 6324 of 2020 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 26.07.2016 PASSED BY THE J.M.F.C. (III COURT) MANGALURU IN C.C.NO.2497/2016, THEREBY TAKING COGNIZANCE AND ISSUING SUMMONS AGAINST PETITIONER FOR OFFENCES P/U/S 498(A), 323, 504 AND 506 OF IPC AND CONTINUES PROCEEDINGS OF SAID CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST PETITIONER VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ETC., 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 respondent no.1-State has filed a memo stating that during pendency of above matter and as there was no interim order granted in this petition, trial Court had proceeded and charges were framed in CC no.2497/2016 on 09.03.2021 and trial had commenced, rendering above petition infructuous. It was submitted, in view of ratio laid on by Hon'ble Supreme Court in Meenakshi Bala v. Sujath Kumar & Ors. reported in (1994) 4 SCC 142, on framing of charges, petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 would not be tenable. Memo is taken on record. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010096812020 NC: 2026:KHC:41651 CRL.P No. 6324 of 2020 2. In view of above, petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. 3. All contentions kept open to be urged before trial Court at appropriate stage. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE AV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 21