- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1480 CRL.P No. 101840 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 101840 OF 2021 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: PRABHU S/O NINGANAGOUDA BIRADAR AGE. 58 YEARS, OCC. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, BELAGAVI R/O. HOUSE NO. 92, VISHVESHVAR NAGAR, NEAR TEGGINA SCHOOL, SUB JAIL ROAD, HUBBALLI. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. A.M. GUNDAWADE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, AT DHARWAD THROUGH APMC NAVANAGAR P.S. HUBBALLI. 2. YALLAPPA S/O BHIMAPPA VAGGAR AGE. 56 YEARS, OCC. LABOURER, R/O. BHAIRIDEVARAKOPPA, TQ. HUBBALLI, DIST. DHARWAD. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1; NOTICE SERVED TO R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PETITIONER IN HUBLI APMC P.S. CR.NO.25/2019, ARISING OUT OF P.C. NO.25/2019, ON THE FILE OF III ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC COURT, HUBBALLI, FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES U/S 323, 324, 420, 464, 465, 466, 469, 504, 506 R/W 34 OF IPC, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Date: 2026.02.04 12:57:39 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1480 CRL.P No. 101840 of 2021 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) 1. Learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent No.1 has filed a memo stating that the petitioner herein has been acquitted after a full-fledged trial. 2. Placing the memo on record, the petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE AC, CT:CMU LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 24