- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49147 CRL.RP No. 555 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 555 OF 2024 (397(Cr.PC) / 438(BNSS)) 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 SMT. N. ANITHA GIRISH, HCGP) AND: 1. H N PARBHAKAR S/O LATE H NANJEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, (PRESENTLY RETIRED) ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, GANDHINAGAR SUB DIVISION, GANDHINAGAR DIVISION, BBMP, BENGALURU - 560 009. R/AT NO. 1282, 1ST CROSS, BEML MAIN ROAD, NEW THIPPASANDRA, BENGALURU - 560 075. Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49147 CRL.RP No. 555 of 2024 2. S SHIVAMALLU S/O SIDDEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, R/AT NO. 1238, 11TH CROSS, MAHALAKSHMIPURAM, WEST OF CHORD ROAD, BENGALURU - 86. 3. B. BASAVARAJ S/O BALASHETTY, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, CONTRACTOR, R/AT NO. U/101, 3RD MAIN ROAD, 6TH CROSS, SWATHANATRANAGARA, SRIRAMPURA, BENGALURU - 560 021. 4. B.T. RAMESH S/O LATE B.H. THAMMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 68 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 - 79. 5. M THYAGARAJ S/O LATE D.M. MUNIRAJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, CHIEF ACCOUNTANT (RTD.,) OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER, BBMP WEST ZONE,. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49147 CRL.RP No. 555 of 2024 BENGALURU R/AT NO. 62, 2ND MAIN ROAD, BINNY LAYOUT, 3RD STAGE, ATTIGUPPE, VIJAYANAGARA 2ND STAGE, BENGALURU - 40. 6. M BASAVARAJU S/O MUNISWAMY, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, AE/TA BBMP WEST ZONE, BENGALURU R/AT NO. 247, 3RD MAIN ROAD, 1ST CROSS, BHCS LAYOUT, CHIKKALLASANDRA, BENGALURU NATIVE BEHIND MINI VIDHANA SOUDHA, ARSIKERE NAGARA, HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 103. 7. M.K. HARISH S/O M. KODANDARAMA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, ASST EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, WARD NO. 36 MATTIKERE SUB DIVISION, MALLESHWARAM WEST DIVISION, BENGALURU R/AT NO. 36, NO. 302, 1ST CROSS, GANGOTHRI QUARTERS, UTTARAHALLI ROAD, BENGALURU - 61. 8. M.K. NANJAIAH S/O KARIGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, ASST EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49147 CRL.RP No. 555 of 2024 MALLESHWARAM SUB DIVISION, BENGALURU R/AT NO. 859, 6TH CROSS, JNANAJYOTHI, NAGAR, JNANABHARATHI POST, BENGALURU - 560 056. 9. B G PRAKASH KUMAR S/O LATE B.R. GOPAL GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (RETIRED) MALLESHWARAM DIVISION, WEST ZONE, BENGALURU R/AT NO. 137, 10TH MAIN ROAD BCC LAYOUT, VIJAYANAGAR BENGALURU - 560 040. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. GOPI P.M, ADVOCATE FOR R1, R2, R7 AND R8; SRI. CHANDRASHEKARA K, ADVOCATE FOR R3 AND R5; SRI. VIJAYAKUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R4, R6 AND R9) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 397 R/W 401 OF CR.PC PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 14.09.2023 PASSED IN SPL.C.C.NO.125/2021, 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 ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49147 CRL.RP No. 555 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.: 57