- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6203 CRL.P No. 101499 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO.101499 OF 2025 (439(Cr.PC)/483(BNSS)) BETWEEN: PRAKASH PAMAPPA LAMBANI AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC. APP (CONTRACT BASIS), SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND 1ST ADDITIONAL JMFC COURT, SIRSI, KARWAR DISTRICT, R/O. DHARMA COLONY, MALAGI, MUNDGOD. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. S.S. CHALAWADI AND SRI. RAGHAVENDRA R. PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE BY POLICE INSPECTOR KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA, KARWAR, REPRESENTED BY SPL.P.P., HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, DHARWAD-580011. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. ANIL KALE, ADVOCATE) MALLIKARJUN RUDRAYYA KALMATH Digitally signed by MALLIKARJUN RUDRAYYA KALMATH Date: 2025.04.09 11:39:38 +0530 - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6203 CRL.P No. 101499 of 2025 THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 483 OF BNSS, SEEKING TO EXERCISE POWER UNDER SECTION 483 OF THE BNSS AND ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN LOKAYUKTA KARWAR P.S. CRIME NO.02/2025 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 7(a) OF THE PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT 1988 (AMENDMENT ACT- 2018) IN SO FAR THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED IS CONCERNED, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, SPECIAL JUDGE, UTTARA KANNADA, KARWAR, ON ANY REASONABLE CONDITIONS THAT THIS HON’BLE COURT DEEMS FIT AND JUST AND EXPEDIENT UNDER THE PECULIAR CIRCMUSTANCES OF THIS CASE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) Heard Sri.Rajugouda R. Patil, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri.Anil Kale, counsel for respondent-State by Lokayukta Police Inspector. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6203 CRL.P No. 101499 of 2025 2. Accused has been successfully trapped in respect of Crime No.2/2025 by the Karnataka Lokayukta Police, which has been registered for the offence under Section 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Accused is in custody on and from 28.02.2025. 3. Perused the material on record. Investigation has sufficiently progressed. Taking note of the fact that tainted currency is already seized so also the investigation agency has recovered the necessary documents from the office of the accused and taking note of the fact that accused is now suspended from the service, continuation of the accused in judicial custody is no longer warranted. 4. Other apprehensions of the prosecution can be met with by imposing suitable and stringent conditions. 5. Accordingly, the following order: ORDER (i) Petition is allowed. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6203 CRL.P No. 101499 of 2025 (ii) Petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on executing bond in a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- with two sureties for the likesum. (iii) Petitioner shall not tamper the prosecution witnesses in any manner. (iv) Petitioner shall attend the Court regularly. (v) Petitioner shall not leave the jurisdiction of Dharward District, without prior permission. (vi) Petitioner shall cooperate with the investigation agency and in that regard he shall mark his attendance before the Investigation Officer on every third Sunday between 10.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. till the final report is filed. Violation of any one of the conditions would entitle the prosecution to seek for cancellation of bail. SD/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE HMB CT:PA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 26