- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010192292024 NC: 2026:KHC:51954 CRL.P No. 2999 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2999 OF 2024 BETWEEN: H.S MANJUNATH @ BANEDA MANJA @ HUDALU MANJA S/O R SHANKARANARAYANA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS OCC BUSINESS R/O MALLAPURA VILLAGE SONDEKOPPA ROAD NELAMANGALA TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT …PETITIONER (BY SRI. CHETAN JADHAV, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT BANGALORE REPRSENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING BANGALORE-560 001 2. BY NELAMANGALA P.S NELAMANGALA TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MAHESHA P, HCGP) Digitally signed by PANKAJA S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010192292024 NC: 2026:KHC:51954 CRL.P No. 2999 of 2024 THSI CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS INITIATED BY THE LEARNED ASST. COMMISSIONER, DODDABALLAPURA, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT IN MAG/SR48/2023 DATED 19.03.2024 FOR EXTERNMENT OF THE PETITIONER U/S 55 OF KARNATAKA POLICE ACT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K ORAL ORDER Since the challenge in this petition is to the order dated 19.03.2024 for externment of the petitioner under Section 55 of the Karnataka Police Act, 1963, for a period of six months and since the said period has already been lapsed, petition does not survive for consideration. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. SD/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE PKS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 28