- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23392 CRL.P No. 8974 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE J.M.KHAZI CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8974 OF 2023 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: MR P MUSTHAFA S/O LATE PAKRUDDIN SAAB, AGED ABOUT46 YEARS, R/AT NEAR KHADI KENDRA, INDIRA BADAVANE, JAGALUR, KARNATAKA - 577528. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SYED JAFFER MOHIYUDDIN, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY LOKAYUKTHA POLICE STATION DAVANAGERE, REPRESENTED BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BANGALORE-01 2. MR.SHANTA KUMAR.M.B, S/O BAIRE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/AT MEDIKERANA HALLI, JAGALUR TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577528. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.VENKATESH ARABATTI, ADVOCATE FOR R1) Digitally signed by REKHA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23392 CRL.P No. 8974 of 2023 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR AND THE PETITIONER IN FIR NO.8/2022 REGISTERED BY LOKAYUKTHA POLICE STATION DAVANAGERE FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S.7(a) OF PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT 1988 (AMENDMENT ACT 2018) PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE COURT OF PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND SPECIAL JUDGE (LOKAYUKTHA) DAVANAGERE PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE J.M.KHAZI ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo stating that respondent No.1 has filed charge sheet before the trial Court and this petition become infructuous and prays for dismissal of the petition as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh petition 2. The aforesaid memo is placed on record. 3. In the light of the memo, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh petition, if so permissible under law. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23392 CRL.P No. 8974 of 2023 4. In view of disposal of petition, pending application/s, if any, stands disposed off, as no separate order is required. Sd/- (J.M.KHAZI) JUDGE ASN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 17