- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:4402 CRL.P No. 7462 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7462 OF 2023 BETWEEN: SRI. N.B. SEETHARAMU, S/O SRI . N.T. BANDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (NOW RETIRED) RESIDING AT NO. 177, SRI RANGA KRUPA 6TH MAIN,, 2ND BLOCK, R.T. NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 032. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. K.B. NAVEEN KUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA POLICE STATION, B.H. ROAD, CHITRADURGA - 577 204, REPRESENTED BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. B.B. PATIL, ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC PRAYING TO QUASH THE CHARGE SHEET IN SPL.C.PC.NO.5/2019 (CR.NO.8/2014) AT (ANNEXURE-E) PENDING BEFORE THE PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, CHITRADURGA FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 13(1)(e) R/W SEC. 13(2) OF PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT, 1988 AGAINST THE PETITIONER AND PASS SUCH OTHER ORDERS AS THIS HONBLE COURT MAY BE DEEMS FIT AND PROPER IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE. Digitally signed by LEELAVATHI S R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:4402 CRL.P No. 7462 of 2023 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that discharge application filed by the petitioner has been dismissed and the present petition may be disposed of reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to file a fresh petition challenging the order rejecting the discharge application. 2. Submission is placed on record. Petition stands disposed of reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to file a fresh petition challenging the order passed by the trial Court rejecting the discharge application. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE GPG List No.: 2 Sl No.: 8 CT: BHK