- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:844 CRL.P No. 103696 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. 103696 OF 2022 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SHRI GIRISH S/O VASANT HABIB AGE. 53 YEARS, OCC. PVT. WORK, R/O. ARVIND NAGAR, OLD HUBLI, HUBBALLI-580029. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. L.S. SULLAD, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH EXCISE INSPECTOR KHANAPUR REPRESENTED BY HIGH GOVT. PLEADED DHARWAD BENCH, DHARWAD, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA. …RESPONDENT THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C., SEEKING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS AND SPLIT-UP CHARGE SHEET IN THE KHANAPUR EXCISE PS CRIME NO.16/2002-03 IN SPLIT-UP CC NO.277/2012 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S 11, 12, 14(2), 32, 34 AND 38(A) OF THE KARNATAKA EXCISE ACT PENDING ON THE FILE OF PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC KHANAPUR IN SO FOR PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.3 IS CONCERNED IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. 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:844 CRL.P No. 103696 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.: 12