- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1611 WP No. 100680 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR WRIT PETITION NO. 100680 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. MANJUNATH S/O. CHANDRAKALADHARA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, GRADE-I THAHASILDAR, (NOW UNDER SUSPENSION), PRESENTLY RESIDING AT. VENKATESHWARA COLONY, SINDHANUR, RAICHUR DISTRICT-584128. PERMANENT RESIDINT OF: BHOGAVATHI VILLAGE, HIRE-KOTNEKAL POST, MANVI TALUK, RAICHUR DISTRICT-584143. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAJASHEKHAR K., SRI. V.M.SEELVANT AND SRI. SHIVARAJ BALLOLI, ADVOCATES) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY POLICE INSPECTOR, KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA, KOPPAL DISTRICT-583231, R/BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA, HIGH COURT COMPLEX, DHARWAD-580001. 2. SRI. RASOOL SAB S/O. BASHA SAB AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, OCC. CONTRACTOR, RESIDNT AT. NEAR MASJID, DASANALA VILLAGE, GANGAVATHI TALUK, KOPPAL DIST-583227. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SANTOSH B.MALAGOUDAR, SPP FOR R1) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO, QUASH THE IMPUGNED FIR IN CRIME NO. 9/2023 DATED. 18-11-2023 REGISTERED BY KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA POLICE- B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Digitally signed by B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.01.29 15:27:30 +0530 - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1611 WP No. 100680 of 2024 RESPONDENT NO.1 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 7(A), 7(A) OF THE PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT, 1988 (AMENDED ACT, 2018) (VIDE ANNEXURE-A) AND TO QUASH THE COMPLAINT MADE BY THE DE-FACTO COMPLAINANT/ RESPONDENT NO.2 IN SO FAR AS THE PETITIONER IS CONCERNED(VIDE ANNEXURE-B) AND CONSEQUENTLY ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS THERETO, PENDING ON THE FILE OF PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, AT KOPPAL. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR ORAL ORDER Memo is filed seeking leave of the Court to withdraw the petition. The memo is placed on record. The petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file fresh petition to challenge the charge sheet. Pending applications, if any, are disposed off as not surviving for consideration. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE AC Ct:vh List No.: 2 Sl No.: 21