- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:15775 CRL.P No. 2703 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2703 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI. S.B. SAMPATH KRISHNA, SON OF LATE BHEERE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, RETIRED AS IN-CHARGE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, MINES AND GEOLOGY NOW R/AT. NO.7, 4TH CROSS, KANAKANAGAR, R.T. NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 032. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. S.B. SAMPATH KRISHNA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ACB POLICE. REPRESENTED BY SPP HIGH COURT BUILDINGS, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SRI. D. GOVINDARAJU PARTNER OF M/S SLV ENTERPRISES, THAMMANAYAKANAHALLI VILLAGE, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT - 562 106. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VENKATESH S. ARABATTI, ADVOCATE FOR R1; SRI. GANAPATI BHAT VAJRAHALLI, ADVOATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 04.01.2025 Digitally signed by R HEMALATHA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:15775 CRL.P No. 2703 of 2025 PASSED BY THE IX ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT BENGALURU IN SPL.C.NO.595/2021 FOR REJECTING THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER U/S 227 AND 228 OF CRPC FOR DISCHARGING FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 13(1)(c) R/W 13(2) OF THE PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT 1988 (AMENDMENT ACT 2018 SEC 13(1)(a) AS ALLEGED AGAINST THE PETITIONER UNDER ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner on instruction submits that the petitioner is no more. 2. Submission is placed on record. 3. Accordingly, petition is dismissed as abated. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE RKA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 25 CT: BHK