- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48121 CRL.RP No. 1279 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 1279 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 SRI. HARISH GANAPATHY, HCGP) AND: 1. B G PRAKASH KUMAR S/O LATE B.R. GOPAL GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (RETIRED) MALLESHWARAM DIVISION WEST ZONE, BENGALURU. R/AT NO. 139, 10TH MAIN ROAD, B C C LAYOUT, VIJAYANAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 040. 2. T.N. BETTASWAMAIAH, S/O LATE MASTAIAH, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (RTD) YESHWANTHPURA SUB DIVISION, Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48121 CRL.RP No. 1279 of 2024 MALLESHWARAM DIVISION WEST ZONE, BENGALURU R/AT NO. 154, 4TH CROSS, SAI ENCLAVE, 8TH STAGE, JP NAGARA BENGALURU - 560 076. 3. N.S. REVANNA, S/O SIDDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, ASST. ENGINEER, BBMP CENTRAL OFFICE BENGALURU, R/AT NO. 566, 4TH CROSS, MAHALAKSHMIPURAM, BENGALURU - 560 086. 4. N SAMPATH KUMAR S/O LATE NARAYANASHETTY, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS R/AT NO. 129, 5TH CROSS, PUSHPAVATHI NAGARA KAMAKSHIPALYA, BENGALURU - 560 079. 5. B.T. RAMESH S/O LATE B.H. THAMMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 70 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, BASAVESHWARANAGARA BENGALURU - 560 079. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48121 CRL.RP No. 1279 of 2024 6. M THYAGARAJ S/O LATE D.M. MUNIRAJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, CHIEF ACOUNTANT (RTD) OFFICE OF CHIEF ENGINEER, BBMP WEST ZONE, BENGALURU - 560 040 R/AT NO. 62, 2ND MAIN ROAD, BINNY LAYOUT, 3RD STAGE, ATTIGUPPE, VIJAYANAGAR 2ND STAGE, BENGALURU - 560 040. 7. M BASAVARAJU, S/O MUNISWAMY, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, A E / T A BBMP WEST ZONE, BENGALURU - 560 040 R/AT NO. 247, 3RD MAIN ROAD, 1ST CROSS, B H C S LAYOUT, CHIKKALLASANDRA, BENGALURU - 560 061 NATIVE BEHIND MINI VIDHANA SOUDHA, ARASIKERE TOWN HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 103 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VIJAYA KUMAR V.B, ADVOCATE FOR R1, R5 TO R7; SRI. CHANDRASHEKARA K, ADVOCATE FOR R2 AND R3; SRI. SUDHAKAR V, ADVOCATE FOR R4) 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 08/11/2023 PASSED IN SPL.C.C. NO. 338/2020 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. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48121 CRL.RP No. 1279 of 2024 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI 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.: 16