- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:15116 CRL.P No. 4274 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. 4274 OF 2025 BETWEEN: MR. KULLE GOWDA, PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, S/O GOWDEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, R/AT. KARPOORAVALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, SAALIGRAMA HOBLI AND TALUK, MYSORE, KARNATAKA- 573 220. …PETITIONER (BY SRI SYED JAFFER MOHIYUDDIN, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY LOKAYUKTHA POLICE STATION MYSORE, REP. BY ITS SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BANGALORE-01. 2. MR. R.D. BHASKAR, S/O LATE DEVARASEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/AT NO. RAMPURA, SALIGRAMA HOBLI AND TALUK, MYSORE DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI VENKATESH ARBATTI, ADVOCATE FOR R-1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) TO QUASH THE FIR AGAINST THE PETITIONER IN FIR NO.12/2024 REGISTERED BY LOKAYUKTHA POLICE STATION MYSORE FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 7(a) OF PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT, 1988 (AMENDMENT ACT 2018) PENDING IN THE COURT OF HONBLE 3RD ADDITIONAL Digitally signed by R HEMALATHA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:15116 CRL.P No. 4274 of 2025 DISTRICT SESSIONS AND SPECIAL COURT MYSORE DISTRICT, MYSORE. PRODUCED AT 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 after arguing for some time seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the petition reserving liberty to file a petition afresh in the event the chargesheet is filed. 2. Submission is placed on record. 3. Accordingly, petition is dismissed as withdrawn, reserving liberty as sought for. Pending IA does not survive for consideration. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE tsn* List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2