- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:941 CRL.P No. 100696 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100696 OF 2021 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS)-) BETWEEN: SHIVASHARANAPPA SHIVAPPA KUSANOOR AGE: 61 YEARS, OCC: RETIRED GOVT. EMPLOYEE, R/O: PLOT NO.147, SECOND STAGE, HANUMAN NAGAR, BELGAVI-590019 TQ. AND DIST. BELAGAVI. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MANJUNATH A. KARIGANNAVAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SHRI. MAHALAXMI CREDIT SOUHARD SAHAKARI LTD. BHOJ, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, RAJENDRA ANNASAHEB MUGALE, AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: SERVICE, R/O. BHOJ, TQ. CHIKODI, AND DIST. BELGAVI-591263. 2. THE STATE THROUTH SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE BELGAVI, REPRESENTED BY THE STATE ADDL. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, DHARWAD. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R2; SRI. N.D. GUNDE, ADVOCATE FOR R1) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C., SEEKING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 25/03/2021 PASSED BY THE LEARNED I ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, CHIKKODI IN C.C.NO.1824/2018 OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 138 OF N.I. ACT. THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, 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:941 CRL.P No. 100696 of 2021 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) 1. Heard Sri.Manjunath A. Karigannavar, learned counsel appearing for petitioner and learned counsel Sri.N.D.Gunde, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.1 and Smt.Kirtilata R. Patil, learned High Court Government Pleader, appearing for respondent No.2. 2. The order under challenge is the issuance of a non-bailable warrant for securing the presence of the accused. 3. The material on record would go to show that after issuance of the non-bailable warrant, the presence of the accused was secured by executing the warrant. Thereafter, the accused appeared before the Court, obtained bail, and the trial is being conducted. Therefore, the very challenge to the non-bailable warrant has rendered infructuous. 4. Noting the same, the following order is passed: ORDER The petition is dismissed. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE RHR/-CT:ANB List No.: 2 Sl No.: 22