- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010513112022 NC: 2026:KHC:54885 WP No. 22130 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA WRIT PETITION NO. 22130 OF 2022 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. VENKATARAMANA S/O LATE MAHABALA RAO AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/O BARAGODU, SHANTIGRAMA POST KOPPA TALUK - 577 126, CHIKKAMAGALURU 2. B.M. RAJENDRA @ RAJU S/O LATE MAHABALA RAO AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/O BARAGODU SHANTIGRAMA POST, KOPPA TALUK - 577 126. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. VENKITARAMAN N.S, ADVOCATE (ABSENT)) AND: 1. STATE BY JAYAPURA POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. K.V. SADANANDA RAO S/O. VISHWANATHAIAH AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, Digitally signed by ANNAPURNA G Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010513112022 NC: 2026:KHC:54885 WP No. 22130 of 2022 AGRICULTURIST, R/O GOLIHAKLU LOKANATHAPURA VILLAGE, KOPPA TALUK - 577 126. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. WAHEEDA M.M. HCGP FOR R1) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SEC. 482 OF THE CR.PC PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR BEARING CRIME NO.37/2022 DTD 05.09.2022 FILED BY THE R1 ON THE FILE OF THE CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC KOPPA ANNEXURE-A IN SO FAR PETITIONERS ARE CONCERNED AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL ORDER 1. None appears for the petitioners. 2. Co-ordinate bench of this Court ordered for issue of notice to respondent No.2 and notice was unserved. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010513112022 NC: 2026:KHC:54885 WP No. 22130 of 2022 3. Again the matter was listed before this Court on 17.09.2026. On this date, counsel for petitioner stood absent. 4. Writ petition is of the year 2022. Second respondent is yet to be served. 5. This Court in the interest of justice granted time to today to take appropriate steps on payment of cost of Rs.500/- to the Karnataka State High Court Legal Services Committee. 5. Neither the cost paid nor process fee is paid for issue of notice to respondent No.2. 6. Accordingly, writ petition stands dismissed for non-prosecution. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE SNC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14