- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:835 CRL.P No. 101002 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 101002 OF 2022 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: MADHUKAR S/O RAJARAM GHODKE AGE 61 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED A.C.L.M, R/O. CHANDAN #74, GUDIHAL CROSS, OLD HUBBALLI, HUBBALLI DIST DHARWAD-580024 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHANKAR P. HEGDE, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY A.C.B POLICE, STATION DHARWAD, REPRESENTED BY SPECIAL PP, HIGH COURT BUILDING, DHARWAD-580011. …RESPONDENT THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/SEC. 482 OF CR.P.C. 1973, SEEKING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 21.03.2022 PASSED BY THE III ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS SPECIAL JUDGE DHARWAD IN SPL. A.C.B. C.C.NO.03/2019 AND ALLOW THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER DATED 14.03.2022 VIDE ANNEXURES-C AND PERMIT THE PETITIONER TO CONTEST THE CASE ON MERITS BY CROSS EXAMINING PW.6,9 AND 10 FURTHER, 11 AND 14. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench. - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:835 CRL.P No. 101002 of 2022 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) 1. The office, after verifying National Judicial Data Grid, has noticed that the present petition has become rendered infructuous, in view of the disposal of the main matter before the Trial Court. 2. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as having become rendered infructuous. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE RHR/-Ct-cmu LIST NO.: 3 SL NO.: 3