- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:16 CRL.P No. 103469 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 103469 OF 2022 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SHRI. RAJENDRA S/O INDRAPPA PHARANKAR, AGE: 57 YEARS, OCC: ASST. EXECUTIVE ENG., RURAL DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION, HONNAVAR, R/O: PRESENTLY AT PRABHAT NAGAR, HONNAVAR, TAL: HONNAVAR, DIST: UTTAR KANNADA-581 334. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. VISHWANATH BADIGER, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA THROUGH ANTI CORRUPTION BUREAU POLICE STATION, BELAGAVI, REP. BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH-580 001. 2. SHRI. RAMAGOUDA S/O IRAGOUDA PATIL, AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: CLASS-I CONTRACTOR, R/O: PLOT NO.3, A BLOCK, ANAND APARTMENT, 2ND MAIN, 9TH CROSS, SADASHIVA NAGAR, BELAGAVI, DIST: BELAGAVI-590 001. … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ANIL KALE, SPL. P.P. FOR R1) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C., SEEKING TO ALLOW THIS PETITION AND QUASH FIR AND MOHANKUMAR B SHELAR Digitally signed by MOHANKUMAR B SHELAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.01.08 10:30:19 +0530 - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:16 CRL.P No. 103469 of 2022 FURTHER INVESTIGATION IN PURSUANT TO CRIME NO.12/2021 REGISTERED BY A.C.B POLICE STATION, BELAGAVI FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S 7 (A)(B) OF PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT 1988 IN SO FOR AS PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO. 01 IS CONCERN, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS PETITION IS COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR ORAL ORDER Sri. Anil Kale, learned counsel representing the respondent/Lokayukta, on receiving instruction, submitted that the Investigating Officer has completed the investigation, filed charge sheet and sanction to prosecute the petitioner is awaited, which is evident from Document at Annexure-R3. In view of the above, the relief sought in the present petition does not survive for consideration. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as having become infructuous reserving liberty to the petitioner to challenge final report, if any, accepted by the trial Court in accordance with law. Pending applications, if any, are disposed off as not surviving for consideration. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE JTR CT:BCK/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 15