- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:15389 CRL.P No. 4084 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 4084 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. ARUN KUMAR K S/O LATE KRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, PRESENTLY R/AT HOUSE NO.100 LAKSHMINILAYA, 1ST MAIN ROAD III CROSS, ESHVAR PARADISE NEAR MATHODU CROSS SAVALANGA RAOD, SHIVAMOGGA …PETITIONER (BY SRI. K N PHANINDRA, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI. SRIKANTH PATIL K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA POLICE SHIVAMOGGA 577201 REP BY POLICE INSPECTOR REP BY ITS SPL.PROSECUTOR. 2. SRI. HANUMANTHAPPA. R. BANNIKODU, S/O RANGAPPA BANNIKODU, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, WORKING AT AVIGNA PROPERTIES, NEAR KOTTURESHWARA HOSPITAL VINAYAKA NAGAR SHIVAMOGGA 577201 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B LETHIF., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by R HEMALATHA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:15389 CRL.P No. 4084 of 2025 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE CHARGE SHEET DATED 03.09.2024 ANNEXURE A, AND THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN SPL.C NO.368/2024 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE I ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE AND SPECIAL JUDGE, SHIVAMOGGA, ANNEXURE-E, FOR THE O/U/S 7(A), OF THE PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT, 1988. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR ORAL ORDER Sri Phanindra, learned senior counsel representing the petitioner's counsel after arguing the matter for some time, seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the petition reserving liberty to file an application for discharge. The submission is placed on record. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn reserving liberty as sought for. All contentions of the parties are kept open. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE HR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1