- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:6560 CRL.P No. 13877 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 13877 OF 2024 BETWEEN: MAHESH, S/O BASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, OCC: FIRST DIVISION ASSISTANT, HEALTH AND FAMILY PLANNING TRAINING CENTRE, METAGALLI, MYSORE. R/O NO.141, S.K KUTERA, OPP. VENKATESHWARA TEMPLE, OOTY ROAD, MYSORE, KARNATAKA - 570 025. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. C.H.JADHAV, SR. ADVOCATE FOR SRI.CHETAN JADHAV, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY LOKAYUKTA POLICE, MYSORE DISTRICT, MYSORE. REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. SHIVANAGA, S/O LATE RAMEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, OCC: PROPRIETOR OF VINAYAKA CATERING, NO.2440, 2ND CROSS, Digitally signed by KAVYA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:6560 CRL.P No. 13877 of 2024 HOSABANDIKERE, K.MOHALLA, MYSORE - 560 004. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.B.B.PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR R1; R2 SERVED BUT UNREPRESENTED) THIS CRL.P. IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C., (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.6/2024 REGISTERED BY THE KARNATAKA LOKAHUKTA POLICE MYSURU DISTRICT MYSORE AND NOW PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED III ADDL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT MYSORE DISTRICT MYSORE AGAINST THE PETITIONER FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 7(b) OF P.C. ACT 1988 (AMENDED ACT 2018). 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 1. In this petition, the petitioner seeks for the following relief: "Quash the FIR in Cr.No.6/2024 registered by the Karnataka Lokayukta Police, Mysore District, Mysore and now pending on the file of the learned 3rd Addl. District & Session Court, Mysore District, Mysore against the petitioner for the offence punishable under Section 7(b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 (Amended Act 2018)." 2. After arguing the matter for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petition may be disposed off with - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:6560 CRL.P No. 13877 of 2024 liberty to approach this Court subsequently after filing of charge sheet. 3. Submission is placed on record. 4. Accordingly, the petition is disposed off. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE RD