- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:4842 CRL.P No. 102119 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO.102119 OF 2023 BETWEEN: SMT. VENKATESHWARI G. S. W/O. K. KOTRESH, AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: CHIEF LIBRARIAN, R/O: C/O SURYANARAYAN M. NARAGUNDAKAR, NEAR TRIKOTESHWAR TEMPLE, FORT AREA GADAG – 582 101. …PETITIONER (BY SRI ANOOP G. DESHPANDE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH LOKAYUKTA POLICE, HAVERI, REPRESENTED BY ITS SPL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD. 2. RAVINDRAKUMAR S/O. KARIYAPPA DODDAMANI, AGE: MAJOR, OCC: NOT KNOWN, R/O: GARBHAGUDI, POST: HAVALAGALU, TQ: HARAPANAHALLI, DIST: DAVANAGERI – 583 213. 3. SRI PARSHURAM S. DUGANAVAR, AGE: MAJOR, OCC: NOT KNOWN, R/O: C/O: PUTTAPPA TIRAKANNAVAR MANE, AT/POST DEVAGERI, TQ DIST HAVERI – 581 110. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI SANTOSH B. MALAGOUDAR, SPP FOR R1) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/SEC. 482 OF CR.P.C. SEEKING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED PROCEEDINGS IN LOKAYUKTA (EARSTWHILE ACB) HAVERI, BEARING P.S. CRIME NO.11/2019 OFFENCE FOR PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 13(1)(A), AND 13(2) OF PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT 1988 (AMENDMENT ACT 2018) PENDING ON THE FILE OF DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE HAVERI AND ALLOW THE CRIMINAL PETITION IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS CRIMINAL PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR Digitally signed by ASHPAK KASHIMSA MALAGALADINNI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:4842 CRL.P No. 102119 of 2023 ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for petitioner is present. Learned counsel for respondent No.1 submits that the Investigating Officer has filed B-Report. In view of filing of the B-Report, the present petition does not survive for consideration. Hence, the present petition is dismissed as does not survive for consideration. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE PJ/CT-ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 33