- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:2230 CRL.P No. 102483 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 102483 OF 2024 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SRI. ANNA S/O. LACHCHA NAIK A.L. AGE. 42 YEARS, OCC. S.D.A.A. BELKE GRAM PANCHAYATH, TQ. BHATKAL, PERMANENT R/O. ANDENHALLI, POST. CHIKKANAGAL, TQ. KADUR, DIST. CHIKKAMAGALURU-577548. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. GANAPATI M.BHAT, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS POLICE SUB-INSPECTOR, KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA, UTTARA KANNADA, KARWAR, REPRESENTED BY SPECIAL PUBIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWD BENCH, AT. DHARWAD-580011. 2. DEVIDAS S/O. MAHADEV NAIK AGE. 37 YEARS, OCC. HOTEL BUSINESS, R/O. HOUSE NO.469, CHUKRIMANE, BELKE, TQ. BHATKAL, DIST. UTTARA KANNADA-581320. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SANTOSH B.MALAGOUDAR, SPP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C., SEEKING TO, QUASH ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS ON THE FILE OF COURT OF PRL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, UTTARA KANNADA, KARWAR IN SPL.C.NO. 68/2022 (CRIME NO.02/2020 OF ACB, KARWAR) FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S 7-A OF THE PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT 1988 (AMENDMENT ACT, 2018). B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Digitally signed by B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench Date: 2025.02.07 11:09:27 +0530 - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:2230 CRL.P No. 102483 of 2024 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR ORAL ORDER 1. Sri.Santosh Malagoudar, learned counsel is directed to take notice for respondent No.1. 2. Learned for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking to withdraw the petition stating that the petitioner has been acquitted during the pendency of this petition. Therefore, the relief sought in this petition does not survive for consideration. 3. Memo is placed on record. 4. The petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. 5. Pending applications, if any, are disposed off as not surviving for consideration. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE AC Ct:vh List No.: 2 Sl No.: 4