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STATE OF KARNATAKA v. H N PRABHAKAR

CRL.RP/758/2024 · 2025-11-06

Ravi V Hosmani

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- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45024 CRL.RP No. 758 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 758 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. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. HARISH GANAPATHY, HCGP) AND: 1. H.N. PRABHAKAR S/O LATE H. NANJEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS (PRESENTLY RETIRED), ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, GANDHINAGAR SUB DIVISION, GANDHINAGAR DIVISION, BBMP, BENGALURU, R/AT NO. 1282, 1ST CROSS, BEML MAIN ROAD, NEW THIPPASANDRA, BENGALURU - 560 075. 2. M PRABHU S/O LATE B. MUNISWAMY, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, ASST. ENGINEER, Digitally signed by ANUSHA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45024 CRL.RP No. 758 of 2024 GANDHINAGAR SUB DIVISION, GANDHINAGAR, BBMP, BENGALURU. R/AT NO. 13, 9TH CROSS, SWIMMING POOL LAYOUT, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU - 560 003, PERMANENT ADDRESS: SANTHE GATE EXTENSION, KOLAR TOWN. 3. B.B. VISHWANATH AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS CONTRACTOR R/AT NO.17/2, 6TH CROSS D BLOCK, 2ND STAGE, RAJAJINAGARA BENGALURU - 10. 4. B T RAMESH S/O LATE B H THAMMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, RETIRED CHIEF ENGINEER, OFFICE, OF THE BBMP, BENGALURU, PREVIOUSLY CHIEF ENGINEER, WEST ZONE, BBMP OFFICE, BENGALURU, R/AT NO. 702, 9TH MAIN ROAD, 3RD BLOCK, 3RD STAGE, BASAVESHWARA NAGAR, BENGALURU - 79. 5. M THYAGARAJ S/O LATE D.M. MUNIRAJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, CHIEF ACCOUNTANT(RTD) OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER, BBMP WEST ZONE, BENGALURU. R/AT NO. 62, 2ND MAIN ROAD, BINNY LAYOUT, 3RD STAGE, ATTIGUPPE, VIJAYANAGARA 2ND STAGE, BENGALURU - 40. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45024 CRL.RP No. 758 of 2024 6. M. BASAVARAJU S/O MUNISWAMY, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, A E / T A BBMP WEST ZONE, BENGALURU. R/AT NO. 247, 3RD MAIN ROAD, 1ST CROSS, BHCS LAYOUT, CHIKKALLASANDRA, BENGALURU, NATIVE BEHIND MINI VIDHANA SOUDHA, ARASIKRE TOWN, HASSAN DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SIDDAMALLAPPA P M, ADVOCATE AND SRI. P.M. GOPI, ADVOCATE FOR R1; SMT. ANITHA N, ADVOCATE FOR R2; SRI. CANDRASHEKARA K, ADVOCATE FOR R3 AND R7; SRI. VIJAYA KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R4 TO R6) THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S. 397 R/W 401 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 23.08.2023 PASSED IN SPL.C.C.NO.35/2020 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:45024 CRL.RP No. 758 of 2024 ORAL ORDER Learned High Court Government Pleader for petitioner submits 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. Learned counsel for respondents does not dispute same. 3. 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.: 2