- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48955 CRL.RP No. 1142 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 1142 OF 2024 BETWEEN: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BENGALURU METROPOLITAN TASK FORCE , POLICE STATION, C.I.D., BENGALURU REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. N. ANITHA GIRISH, HCGP) AND: 1. B.G. PRAKASH KUMAR S/O LATE B.R. GOPAL GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (RTD.,) MALLESHWARAM DIVISION, WEST ZONE, BENGALURU R/AT NO.139, 10th MAIN ROAD, BCC LAYOUT, VIJAYANAGAR BENGALURU - 40. 2. T.N. BETTASWAMAIAH, S/O LATE MASTAIAH, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (RTD), Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48955 CRL.RP No. 1142 of 2024 MALLESHWARAM DIVISION, WEST ZONE, BENGALURU. R/AT NO.154, 4TH CROSS, SAI ENCLAVE, 8TH STAGE, J.P.NAGARA, BENGALURU - 76. 3. N.S. REVANNA S/O. SIDDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, ASSISTANT ENGINEER, BBMP HEAD OFFICE, BENGALURU. R/AT NO.566, 4TH CROSS, MAHALAKSHMIPURAM, BENGALURU - 560 086. 4. N.SAMPATH KUMAR, S/O. LATE NARAYANA SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, CONTRACTOR, R/AT. NO.129, 6TH CROSS, PUSHPAVATHI NAGARA, KAMAKSHIPALYA, BENGALURU - 79. 5. B.T.RAMESH, S/O LATE B.H.THAMMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, RETIRED CHIEF ENGINEER, OFFICE OF THE BBMP, BENGALURU, PREVIOUSLY CHIEF ENGINEER, WEST ZONE BBMP OFFICE, BENGALURU. R/AT NO.702, 9TH MAIN ROAD, 3RD BLOCK, 3RD STAGE, BASAVESHWARA NAGAR, BENGALURU - 79 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48955 CRL.RP No. 1142 of 2024 6. M. THYAGARAJ, S/O LATE D.M.MUNIRAJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, CHIEF ACCOUNTANT (RTD.,). OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER, BBMP WEST ZONE, BENGALURU. R/AT NO.62, 2ND MAIN ROAD, BINNY LAYOUT, 3RD STAGE, ATTIGUPPE, VIJAYANAGAR 2ND STAGE, BENGALURU - 40. 7. M. BASAVARAJU, S/O MUNISWAMY, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, AE/TA BBMP WEST ZONE, BENGALURU. R/AT NO.247, 3RD MAIN ROAD, 1ST CROSS, BHCS LAYOUT, 3 CHIKKALLANSANDRA, BENGALURU, NATIVE BEHIND MINI VIDHANA SOUDHA, ARASIKERE TOWN, HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 103. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VIJAYA KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R1, R3, R5 TO R7; SRI. CHANDRASHEKARA K, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S 397 R/W 401 OF CR.P.C (U/S 438 R/W 442 BNSS) PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DTD 15.11.2023 PASSED IN SPL.CC.NO.342/2020 ON THE FILE OF COURT OF LXXVII ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND THE SPECIAL JUDGE FOR TRYING OFFENCES UNDER THE PC ACT, AT BENGALURU CITY, BY ALLOWING THIS RP. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48955 CRL.RP No. 1142 of 2024 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for parties submit matter is squarely covered by decision of this Court in Crl.RP.no.975/2024 and connected matters disposed of on 22.03.2025 remanding matter back to Trial Court for consideration of sanction order given by State and to continue proceedings against accused. 2. It is also submitted that unserved respondent no.4 herein was a party in Crl.RP.no.185/2024 and was represented by counsel. 3. In view of above submission, following ratio laid down by this Court in Crl.RP.no.975/2024, Revision Petition is disposed of in terms of order dated 22.03.2025 passed in said Revision Petition. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE HNM