- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:13010 WP No. 25992 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR WRIT PETITION NO. 25992 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI PURANDARA HEGDE AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS S/O B RAMAYYA 17-21, 1489/4 FLAT NO.104, INLAND SCION OPPOSITE UNITY HOSPITAL MOTHER THERESA ROAD HIGHLAND FALNIR, KANKANADY POST MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA-575 002. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. AKSHAY KUMAR JAIN., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARANTAKA THROUGH THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE LOKAYUKTHA POLICE STATION MANGALORE D K REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU-01. 2. SRI T K MOHAN SHETTIGAR AGED 73 YEARS, S/O LATE THAYMPA SHETTIGAR R/AT SUNSHINE COTTAGE NO.2/23 NEAR HP PETROL PUMP KAVOOR POST, MANGALORE-575015. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M.N. ANOOP KUMAR, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. B.S. PRASAD, ADVOCATE FOR R2) Digitally signed by R HEMALATHA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:13010 WP No. 25992 of 2024 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTION 482 OF CRPC, 1973 PRAYING TO QUASHING THE FIR IN CRIME NO.1/2022 OF LOKAYUKTA POLICE STATION, MANGALORE, D.K, PENDING ON THE FILE OF HON'BLE III ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, MANGALORE, D.K DISTRICT, FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 7(a) OF THE PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT, 1988 DTD 29.09.22 VIDE ANNEXURE-A IN SO FAR AS THE PETITIONER HEREIN IS CONCERNED AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR ORAL ORDER The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the relief sought for in the present petition does not survive for consideration and the same may be dismissed as having become infructuous. The said submission is placed on record. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as having become infructuous reserving liberty to the petitioner to file a petition afresh challenging the charge sheet. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE BKM/List No.: 2 Sl No.: 39