- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35720 CRL.P No. 11702 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 11716 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 11702 OF 2025 C/W CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 11716 OF 2025 IN CRL.P No. 11702/2025 BETWEEN: RAGHAVENDRA S/O LATE ASHWATHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, FIRST DIVISION ASSISTANT, (FDA) OFFICE OF ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, MADHUGIRI SUB-DIVISION, MADHUGIRI, TUMAKURU DISTRICT-572 132. R/O SRI. ANJANADRI NILAYA, VIJAYANAGAR LAYOUT, PAVAGADA TOWN, TUMAKURU DISTRICT-561 202. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VENKATA REDDY S.K., ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY LOKAYUKTHA POLICE, TUMAKURU-572 101. REPT. BY SPL. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU CITY-560 001 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. B. LETHIF, SPL. PP) Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35720 CRL.P No. 11702 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 11716 of 2025 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.P.C (U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ALLOW THE PETITION AND ORDER TO RELEASE THE PETITIONER/A2 ON BAIL, IN CR.NO.5/2025, FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/SEC. 7(a) OF P.C. ACT, 1988 (AMENDED ACT, 2018), ON THE FILE OF THE RESPONDENT POLICE/LOKAYUKTHA POLICE, TUMAKURU, PENDING ON THE FILE OF VII ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, TUMAKURU. IN CRL.P NO. 11716/2025 BETWEEN: N.R. SANNAPPAIAH S/O LATE RANGASHYAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, MADHUGIRI SUB-DIVISION, MADHUGIRI, TUMAKURU DISTRICT-572 132. R/O SRI. RAGHAVENDRA NILAYA, NRUPATHUNGA BADAVANE, 4TH CROSS, SHETTIHALLI MAIN ROAD, JAYANAGARA, TUMAKURU TOWN-572 102, NATIVE OF: NERALAKERE, MIDIGESHI HOBLI, MADHUGIRI TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT-572 132. ...PETITIONER (BY SRI. VENKATA REDDY S.K., ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY LOKAYUKTHA POLICE, TUMAKURU-572 101. REPT. BY SPL. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU CITY-560 001. ...RESPONDENT (BY SRI. B. LETHIF, SPL. PP) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35720 CRL.P No. 11702 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 11716 of 2025 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.P.C (U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ALLOW THE PETITION AND ORDER TO RELEASE THE PETITIONER/A2 ON BAIL, IN CR.NO.5/2025, FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/SEC. 7(a) OF P.C. ACT, 1988 (AMENDED ACT, 2018), ON THE FILE OF THE RESPONDENT POLICE/LOKAYUKTHA POLICE, TUMAKURU, PENDING ON THE FILE OF VII ADDL. SESSIONS AND SPECIAL JUDGE, TUMAKURU. THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER The learned Special Prosecutor appearing for respondent/Lokayukta Police has filed statement of objections in both the petitions. 2. Learned counsel for petitioners, after arguing for sometime has sought permission of the Court to withdraw the petitions, with liberty to the petitioners to file fresh bail applications before the Sessions Court, after completion of investigation. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35720 CRL.P No. 11702 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 11716 of 2025 3. In light of the above submission, both the petitions are dismissed as withdrawn, reserving liberty to the petitioners to file a fresh bail applications before the Special Court, once the final report is filed. All the contentions are kept open. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE HB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 55