- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:11139 CRL.P No. 103113 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 103113 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. SIDRAM S/O REVAPPA HIPPARAGI, AGE. 29 YEARS, OCC. VILLAGE ACCOUNTANT, RENAMED AS VILLAGE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, DURADUNDI VILLAGE, R/O. HULYAL-587 301, TQ. JAMKHANDI, DIST. BAGALKOT. 2. RANJEETA S/O RATANALAL CHAWAN, AGE. 27 YEARS, OCC. VILLAGE ACCOUNTANT, RENAMED AS VILLAGE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, WORKING AT BADIGAWAD VILLAGE, R/O. AT PRESENT GOKAK-591 307, TQ. GOKAK, DIST. BELAGAVI. … PETITIONERS (BY SRI. PRASHANT S. KADADEVAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT, LOKAYUKTA POLICE STATION, RAKESH S HARIHAR Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:11139 CRL.P No. 103113 of 2025 BELAGAVI-590 001, REP BY SPL. P.P., HCK, DHARWAD. 2. BASANAGOUDA S/O SHIVANAGOUDA PATIL, AGE. 54 YEARS, OCC. DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, R/O. KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA POLICE STATION, BELAGAVI. … RESPONDENTS THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.PC (UNDER SECTION 528 OF BNSS), PRAYING TO QUASH THE COMPLAINT, FIR AND ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN RELATION TO LOKAYUKTA PS BELAGAVI CRIME NO.4/2025 INITIATED AGAINST THE PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NO.5 AND 6 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE IV ADDL. DIST AND SESSIONS JUDGE BELAGAVI FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 13(1)(A) R/W 13(2) PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT 1988 (AMENDMENT-2018) AND SECTIONS 409, 420, 468 AND 120(B) OF IPC, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, ORDER IS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:11139 CRL.P No. 103113 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) Learned counsel for the petitioner at this stage submits that the petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioners to assail the final report if the same is filed adverse to their interest. Submission is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as sought for. All contentions are left open. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE VMB CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 44