IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 05TH DAY OF APRIL, 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION No.2733 OF 2017 BETWEEN:
K.M. Chikkavenkateshappa S/o Munivenkatappa, Aged about 57 years, R/at GMG Guest House, Daddamandiganahalli, Hassan Taluk, Hassan District – 577 315. ... Petitioner (By Sri. Shankarappa, Advocate) AND:
1. State of Karnataka Represented by Sub-Inspector of Police, Mahalakshmipuram Police Station, Bengaluru – 560 086.
2. C.R. Madhusudhan S/o Ramachandraiah, Aged about 35 years, Editor of ‘Kirthi Udaya’, Monthly Magazine, No.7, “Hemagiri”, 1st A Cross, 3rd Stage, AGB Extension, Mahalakshmipuram, Bengaluru – 560 086. ... Respondents (By Sri. S. Rachaiah, HCGP for R1;
Sri. R. Rangaswamy, Advocate for R2) This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, praying to quash the FIR in Crime No.255/2016 registered by the respondent Police pending before the VII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru.
This Criminal Petition coming on for Admission this day, the court made the following:
ORDER Learned counsel for petitioner files a memo stating thereunder that prayer sought for in the petition has become infructuous since petitioner has been acquitted by the trial Court by judgment dated 18.08.2017.
Memo is placed on record.
Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous.
In view of dismissal of main petition, IA.No.1/2017 for stay does not survive for consideration. Accordingly, IA.No.1/2017 is dismissed.
Sd/- JUDGE MBM