- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21950 WP No. 16181 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV WRIT PETITION NO. 16181 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: MR DEVARAJ G S/O LATE GANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, R/O KULUME KEMPALINGANAHALLI ROAD, NEAR KEMPALINGANAHALLI LAKE, NELAMANGALA, KULUME KEMPALINGANAHALLI, BANGALORE RURAL 562 130. (RETIRED AS ASSISTANT SUB INSPECT OF POLICE, GNANABHARATHI POLICE STATION, BENGALURU) …PETITIONER (BY SRI. BHARATH KUMAR V.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH, ADDL. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, LOKAYUKTA POLICE, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, LOKAYUKTA BENGALURU CITY DIVISION, Digitally signed by VIDYA G R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21950 WP No. 16181 of 2025 BENGALURU - 560 001. 3. INSPECTOR OF POLICE, LOKAYUKTA BENGALURU CITY DIVISION, BENGALURU - 560 001. 4. MR. B.S. BABU S/O LATE SOUNDARRAJAN, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, R/O SITE NO. 97, K.R. DEFENCE COLONY, SECTOR-3, CHIMASANDRA VILLAGE, BIDARAHALLI HOBLI, BENGALURU - 560 049. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. K.P. YASHODHA, AGA FOR R1 TO R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-2 AND / OR R-3 HEREIN TO PREFER A FINAL REPORT IN RESPECT OF MATTER BEARING FIR CRIME BEARING NO. 1/2022 REGISTERED WITH THE R-1 POLICE STATION WHEREIN THE PETITIONER HEREIN IS ARRAIGNED AS ACCUSED FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE UNDER SEC 7(a) OF THE PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT, 1988 (ANNX-A) THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21950 WP No. 16181 of 2025 ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petition may be dismissed as having become infructuous. The said submission is taken on record. In light of the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, petition is dismissed as the relief sought for does not survive for consideration. Sd/- (S SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE DHA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 21