IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF MARCH, 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JOHN MICHAEL CUNHA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 96/2016 BETWEEN:
SRI. B. GIRISH AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, S/O. H. BYRAPPA, RESIDENT OF NO. 487/A, 10TH CROSS, 13TH MAIN, MATHIKERE, BANGALORE-560 054.
(BY SRI. BHADRINATH R., ADV.) AND SMT. H. S. MANJULA W/O. B. GIRISH, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, RESIDENT OF NO.36, AMMAJI NILAYA, 8TH MAIN, 3RD CROSS, BHUVANESHWARINAGAR, T. DASARAHALLI, BANGALORE-560 057.
(BY SRI. S. B. HALLI, ADV.) ... PETITIONER ... RESPONDENT THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S.482 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 23.11.2015 IN CRL.R.P. NO.517/2015 PASSED BY THE LIX ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND S.J., BANGALORE CITY AND CONSEQUENTLY TO MODIFY THE ORDER DATED 29.06.2015 IN CRL.MISC.NO.62/2014 PASSED BY THE MMTC-III ADDL. TRAFFIC MAGISTRATE COURT AT BANGALORE.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo reporting the death of petitioner. Copy of the death certificate is produced, which discloses that the petitioner died on 20.08.2017. Memo is placed on record.
2. Petitioner has sought to quash the proceedings initiated against him in Crl.Misc.No.62/2014 pending on the file of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Bangalore. In view of the death of the petitioner, proceedings pending against the petitioner in Crl.Misc.No.62/2014 stand abated. Consequently, this petition also stands abated.
Sd/- JUDGE VP