- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:546 CRL.P No. 100442 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100442 OF 2021 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: NAGARAJ S/O GANAPATI NAIK @ K.G. NAGARAJ AGE. 56 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURIST, R/O SIDDAPUR, TQ. SIDDAPUR, DIST. UTTARA KANNADA-581329. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VISHWANATH HEGDE, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY POLICE SUB INSPECTOR, SIDDAPUR, TQ. SIDDAPUR, DIST. UTTARA KANNADA, REP. THROUGH STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, ADVOCATE) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 17/11/2015 PASSED BY THE JMFC, SIDDAPUR IN CC NO.411/2015, TAKING COGNIZANCE OF THE OFFENCE UNDER SECTION 171(G) 198 OF IPC AND S.125A OF REPRESENTATION OF PEOPLE ACT, 1951 MARKED AT ANNEXURE-A AND QUASH THE ORDER DATED 04/10/2018, PASSED BY I ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, KARWAR SITTING AT SIRSI IN CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO.5004/2016 MARKED AT ANNEXURE-A. Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:546 CRL.P No. 100442 of 2021 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) The Office has put up a note stating that, upon verification of the NJDG data, the matter before the Trial Court itself has already been disposed of. Hence, the present petition has become infructuous and is accordingly dismissed. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE AC, CT:CMU LIST NO.: 2 SL NO.: 4