- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24007 WP No. 2355 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV WRIT PETITION NO. 2355 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. ZUBAIR ANWAR S/O ANWAR NOOR MOHAMED, 51 YEARS, NO. 729, OTC ROAD, CUREEM BUILDNG, CHICKPET, BENGALURU-560 053. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. S G BHAGAVAN., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA LAW DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER CITY MARKET POLICE STATION, BENGALURU, REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU-560 001. Digitally signed by PRAKASH N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24007 WP No. 2355 of 2024 3. FAROOK NOOR S/O LATE D NOOR MOHAMMED, AGED 47 YEARS, A.L NOOR BUILDING, NO. 17, PALACE ROAD, HIGH GROUNDS, BENGALURU-560 052. 4. SRI K R KESHAVA MURTHY (FATHERS NAME NOT KNOWN) MAJOR IN AGE, ADVOCATE, NO. 201, COMMERCE HOUSE, 9/1, CUNNINGHAM ROAD, BENGALURU-560 052. … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA FOR R1 & R2; SRI A. SAMPATH, ADVOCATE FOR R3) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DTD 6.11.2023 IN NO. OE 176 PPE 2023(E) ISSUED BY THE R- 1 AS EPR ANNEXURE-A APPOINTING THE R-4 AS THE SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR TO CONDUCT THE PROCEEDINGS IN CC NO. 7267/2021 AGAINST THE PETITIONER PENDING IN THE COURT OF THE I ADDITIONAL CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE BENGALURU, FOR OFFENSES U/S 427, 448 AND 506 INDIAN PENAL CODE AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24007 WP No. 2355 of 2024 ORAL ORDER This petition has been filed calling in question the order passed by the first respondent at Annexure-A appointing the fourth respondent as the Special Public Prosecutor to conduct the proceedings in C.C.No.7267/2021. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has filed a memo and submits that they have no objection for allowing the petition. The memo is taken on record. 3. Learned Additional Government Advocate submits that in light of the stand of the petitioner and memo filed, the petition may be dismissed. 4. Accordingly, the order at Annexure-A is set aside while the Public Prosecutor appointed by the State would continue to conduct the trial on behalf of the prosecution. 5. Accordingly, the petition is disposed off. Sd/- (S SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE NP