- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22396 WP No. 27257 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 27257 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SRI LOKESH M S/O MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, H C-844, SEN POLICE STATION, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT MILLERS, NEAR CHANDRIKA HOTEL, BENGALURU – 560 001. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. BENIGN.J.L.PRASAD, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY POLICE INSPECTOR-6, KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA POLICE, BANGALORE CITY DIVISION, M S BUILDINGS, BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. SMT.ROOPA W/O LATE JAYANNA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, RESIDING AT MALAGAL, NAGARABHAVI, BENGALURU – 560 072. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.B.B. PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR R-1) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTION 482 OF CRPC, PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME NO. 41/2023 DT: 29.08.2023 REGISTERED BY THE R-1 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 7A OF PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT AGAINST THE PETITIONER VIDE ANNX-E CONSEQUENTLY QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE XXIII ADDITIONAL CITY AND SESSION JUDGE (P.C.ACT), BENGALURU CITY (CCH -24) COPY OF FIR IS PRODUCED AT ANNX-E AND QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS TO MEET THE ENDS OF JUSTICE. Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22396 WP No. 27257 of 2024 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking withdrawal of the petition with liberty to file a fresh petition challenging the charge sheet. 2. The said memo is taken on record. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE Srl.