- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29713 WP No. 27885 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 31ST DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM WRIT PETITION NO. 27885 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. CHANDRAPPA BEERAJJANAVAR S/O KAIYAPPA BEERAJJANNAVAR AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS CURRENTLY POSTED AS ASSISTANT REVENUE OFFICER NAGARIKA SEVA KENDRA (WEST) BBMP, MALLESHWARAM BENGALURU. RESIDING AT NO. 19, 1st FLOOR, AMULYA LAYOUT OPPOSITE SRIRAM RESIDENCY APARTMENT BAETHEL NAGAR ROAD, BASAVANAPURA BENGALURU - 560 048. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SWAROOP .S, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA PS DR. B R AMBEDKAR ROAD MS BUILDING BENGALURU - 560001. REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR 2. V. SOMASHEKAR S/O LATE VEERANNA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/AT NO. 11/2, 6th CROSS Digitally signed by NAGARAJA B M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29713 WP No. 27885 of 2024 GAJANANA NAGAR HEGGANAHALLI CROSS BENGALURU - 560 091. PH.NO. 9845281212. …RESPONDENTS THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING FOR DIRECTION TO QUASH THE FIR BEARING CRIME NO. 44/2023 DATED 29.09.2023 FOR OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SEC 7(a) OF THE PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT, 1988 (AMENDMENT ACT 2018) PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE XXIII ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSION JUDGE, BENGALURU AS THE SAME IS ILLEGAL, ARBITRARY AND WITHOUT ANY AUTHORITY (ANNEXURE-A) AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking permission to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to file a fresh petition on the ground that charge - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29713 WP No. 27885 of 2024 sheet is filed during the pendency of this writ petition. Memo is taken on record. 2. In view of the memo, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn reserving liberty to file a fresh petition. Sd/- (SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE ALB List No.: 2 Sl No.: 89