- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1183 CRL.P No. 100778 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION No.100778 OF 2023 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. VENKATESA S/O SHESHAPPA AGE. 50 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. KUDUTHINI, TQ. BALLARI, DIST. BALLARI. 2. SHEKHAR @ RAJSHEKHAR V. S/O TIMMAPPA AGE. 48 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. RAGHAVENDRA COLONY KUDUTHINI, TQ. AND DIST. BALLARI. 3. SRI SATYAPPA @ R. SATYANARAYANA S/O SANNAHANUMANTAPPA AGE. 56 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. KUDATHINI, TQ. BALLARI, DIST. BALLARI. 4. ANJINI @ ANJINEYA J. S/O LATE NAGAPPA AGE. 41 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. KUDATHINI, TQ. BALLARI, DIST. BALLARI. 5. VENKATARAMANA BABU G.S. S/O SHESHAGIRIRAO AGE. 48 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. KUDATHINI, TQ. BALLARI, DIST. BALLARI. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SHIVARAJ P. MUDHOL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH KUDATHINI POLICE STATION KUDUTHINI TQ. AND DIST. BALLARI, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, DHARWAD. Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1183 CRL.P No. 100778 of 2023 2. MAREPPA S/O RAMANNA AGE. 40 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. WARD NO. 8, NEAR GANESH TEMPLE, KUDATHINI, TQ. BALLARI, DIST. BALLARI. …RESPONDENTS THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SEC. 482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS AND TO QUASH THE ENTIRE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS INITIATED AGAINST THE PETITIONER IN SPECIAL CASE NO. 34/2022, (KUDUTHINI P.S. CRIME NO.149/2021) FOR AN OFFENCE PUNISHABLE U/S 143, 147, 148, 149, 323, 324, 504, 506(2) OF IPC AND 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(2)(v-a) OF SC AND ST ACT, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE I ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT BALLARI, IN SO FAR AS IT RELATES TO THE PETITIONER IS CONCERNED BY ALLOWING THIS PETITION. THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) Office, after verifying National Judicial Data Grid, noticed that the present petition has rendered infructuous, in view of the disposal of the main matter before the Trial Court. 2. Accordingly, petition is dismissed as it has rendered infructuous. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE kcm, CT:CMU LIST NO.: 5 SL NO.: 1