- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:17077 WP No. 10662 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR WRIT PETITION NO. 10662 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: NANJUNDA SWAMY S C/O LATE SIDDARAJU S AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, PREVIOUSLY WORKING AS REVENUE OFICER, NAGARA SABHE CHAMARAJANAGAR TOWN PERMANENT RESIDENT OF 632, C BLOCK UNIVERSITY LAYOUT, NEAR RING ROAD, LINGABUDI PALYA SRIRAMPURA POST MYSURU - 570 008. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. P PRITHVI KIRAN SETTY., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY LOKAYUKTA POLICE (FORMERLY ANTI CORRUPTION BUREAU) CHAMARAJANAGAR - 570 008 REPRESENTED BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. R NINGARAJU S/O RAMANAYAKA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/O HARADANAHALLI VILALGE, CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK - 571 127. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VENKATESH ARABATTI, ADV FOR R1) THIS W.P. IS FILED PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR DATED 11/07/2019 REGISTERED AGAINST THE PETITIONER BY THE LOKAYUKTA POLICE (PREVIOUSLY ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU), Digitally signed by R HEMALATHA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:17077 WP No. 10662 of 2025 CHAMARAJANAGAR IN CR. NO. 04/2019 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 7(a) OF THE PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT, 2018 AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR ORAL ORDER 1. Learned counsel for the respondent - Lokayukta submits that, after investigation, a charge sheet has been prepared and sanction for prosecution has been obtained under Section 19 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. 2. The said submission is placed on record. 3. Accordingly, the petition stands disposed of, reserving liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh petition if cognizance of the alleged offence is taken pursuant to the charge sheet filed by the respondent - Lokayukta. 4. All contentions of the parties are kept open. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE TIN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 52