- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21833 WP No. 48047 of 2017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.48047 OF 2017 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SRI.S. LAKSHMAN SINGH S/O LATE SEETHARAM SINGH AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT NO.502, 7TH CROSS HAL 3RD STAGE, BENGALURU-560075 …PETITIONER (BY SRI.ANUSHA L., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA HOME DEPARTMENT REP. BY ITS HOME SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE-560001 2. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE CITY DIVISION KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA M.S. BUILDING, VIDHANA VEEDHI BANGALORE-560001 3. DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE CITY DIVISION, KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA M.S. BUILDING, VIDHANA VEEDHI BANGALORE-560001 4. INSPECTOR OF POLICE CITY DIVISION, KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA M.S. BUILDING, VIDHANA VEEDHI BANGALORE-560001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.VENKAT SATYANARAYAN A., HCGP FOR R1; SRI.B.S.PRASAD., ADVOCATE FOR R2 TO R4) Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21833 WP No. 48047 of 2017 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDAI, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER OF THE LEARNED MAGISTRATE IN REFUSAL TO DISCHARGE VIDE ORDER DTD.31.8.2017 IN FIR CRIME NO.23/2008 BEFORE THE HON'BLE XXIII ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND SPECIAL JUDGE FOR PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT, AT BENGALURU CITY IN SPL.C.C.NO.226/2015 AS PER ANNEXURE-J AND ALSO THE ORDER OF TAKING COGNIZANCE BY THE LEARNED MAGISTRATE VIDE ITS ORDER DTD.25.5.2015 VIDE ANNEXURE-J1 AND ALLOW THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER FOR DISCHARGE AS PER THE ANNEXURE-G AND ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that during pendency of the present petition, the impugned proceedings in Spl.C.C.No.226/2025 before the XXIII Addl. City Civil & Sessions Judge, Special Judge, Bengaluru, has been disposed of and the petitioner has been acquitted of the alleged offences punishable under Sections 13(1)(e) and Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, vide final order dated 27.04.2019 and as such, nothing further survives for consideration in the present - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21833 WP No. 48047 of 2017 petition and that the present petition has been rendered infructuous. 2. The said submission is placed on record. 3. Accordingly, petition is disposed of as having become infructuous. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE SR / SV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 10