- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48552 CRL.RP No. 1297 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 1297 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. C. NARAYANA, S/O CHANNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, RETIRED EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, SWD, BBMP CHIEF ENGINEER OFFICE, 4TH BLOCK, SHOPPING COMPLEX, JAYANAGARA, (THE THEN EXECUTIVE ENGINEER) RAJARAJESHWARINAGARA DIVISION, BENGALURU R/AT NO. 5/15, II MAIN ROAD, BYATARAYANAPURA BENGALURU - 560 026. 2. L.K. SHIVANANDA, Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48552 CRL.RP No. 1297 of 2024 S/O KEMPEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, RETIRED ASST., EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, R/AT NO. 405, 11TH CROSS, 14TH MAIN ROAD, J.P.NAGAR II PHASE, BENGALURU - 560 078. 3. B.P. PARAMESH, S/O B.K. PUTTEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, OCC. ASSISTANT ENGINEER, R.R.NAGAR, SUB-DIVISION, R.R. NAGARA DIVISION, BBMP, NOW AT LAND ARMY DIVISION, JUNIOR ENGINEER, NEAR CHINNASWAMY STADIUM RAJABHAVANA ROAD, BENGALURU R/AT NO. 3009, 13TH MAIN ROAD, RPC LAYOUT, VIJAYANAGARA BENGALURU - 560 040 NATIVE PLACE BOODANURU GRAMA, KERALAPURA, ARAKALGUD TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 102. 4. S. BALARAJGOWDA S/O LATE S.C. SHANTHAPPA, AGE MAJOR, CLASS - I CONTRACTOR, MANAGING DIRECTOR, NIKHIL AND NISHAL CONSTRUCTION PVT LTD., R/AT NO. 326, MATHRUSHREE NILAYA, 9TH CROSS BCC LAYOUT, 2ND STAGE, VIJAYANAGARA, BENGALURU - 560 040 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48552 CRL.RP No. 1297 of 2024 5. S. RAJU, AGE MAJOR, CONTRACTOR/ DIRECTOR, NIKHIL AND NISHAL CONSTRUCTION PVT LTD., R/AT NO. 311., 9TH CROSS, BCC LAYOUT, 2ND STAGE, VIJAYANAGARA, BENGALURU - 560 040 PERMANENT VILLAGE SANNENAHALLI, THIPATOORU TALUK TUMAKURU DISTRICT - 572 201. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. PARAMESHWAR N HEGDE, ADVOCATE FOR R1; SRI. P.M. GOPI, ADVOCATE FOR R2; SMT. KEERTHANA B.P, ADVOCATE FOR R3; SRI. G. DESUREDDY, ADVOCATE FOR R4; RESPONDENT NO.5 - ABATED) THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S 397 R/W 401 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 438 R/W 442 BNNS) PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 21/09/2023 PASSED IN SPL.C.C. NO. 534/2014 ON THE FILE OF COURT OF LXXVII ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND THE SPECIAL JUDGE FOR TRYING OFFENCES UNDER THE PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT, AT BENGALURU CITY BY ALLOWING THIS REVISION PETITION. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48552 CRL.RP No. 1297 of 2024 ORAL ORDER Learned High Court Government Pleader for petitioner as well as learned counsel for respondents 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. 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 List No.: 1 Sl No.: 13