- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:10336 CRL.P No. 5854 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5854 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SRI. ELUMALAI, S/O VENAKTESHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, RA/T FLAT NO. A105, DEFINER SERENE APARTMENTS, PUTTENAHALLI VILLAGE, HOSKOTE - 562 114. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. VAIBHAVI BHAT, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. K.S. NARAYANASWAMY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ANTI CORRUPTION BUREAU, KOLAR, REPRESENTED BY SPP, ACB, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BANGALORE - 01. 2. SRI. M. GOPALA GOWDA, S/O LATE MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, KEB CONTRACTOR, SRI. BALANGAMMA ELECTRICAL, R/AT VIJAYANGARA, IN FRONT OF POOJA KALYANA MANTAPA, MALURU ROAD, KOLAR TOWN - 563 102. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M.R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 OF CR.PC. PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.16/2019 FILED BY RESPONDENT NO.1 ANTI CORRUPTION BUREAU KOLAR ON 19.09.2019 ON THE FILE OF THE PRL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT KOLAR AGAINST THE PETITIONER SEC.7(a) OF P.C ACT AND THEREBY DISMISS THE Digitally signed by B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:10336 CRL.P No. 5854 of 2024 COMPLAINT MADE BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 AGAINST THE PETITIONER. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR ORAL ORDER Learned HCGP for respondent - State. 2. Memo is filed seeking leave of this Court to withdraw the petition reserving liberty to file a petition afresh challenging the charge sheet. 3. Memo is placed on record. 4. Accordingly, petition is dismissed as withdrawn reserving liberty as sought for. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE TIN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 34 CT: BHK