- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53936 CRL.RP No. 1296 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 1296 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. B.G. PRAKASH KUMAR S/O LATE B.R. GOPAL GOWDA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (RTD.,) MALLESHWARAM DIVISION, WEST ZONE, BENGALURU R/AT NO.139, 10TH MAIN ROAD, BCC LAYOUT, VIJAYANAGAR BENGALURU - 40. 2. T.N. BETTAWAMAIAH S/O LATE MASTAIAH AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53936 CRL.RP No. 1296 of 2024 ASST. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (RTD), MALLESHWARAM DIVISION, WEST ZONE BENGALURU R/AT NO.154, 4TH CROSS, SAI ENCLAVE, 8TH STAGE J.P. NAGARA, BENGALURU - 76. 3. N.S. REVANNA S/O SIDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS ASSISTANT ENGINEER, BBMP CENTRAL OFFICE, BENGALURU R/AT NO.566, 4TH CROSS, MAHALAKSHMIPURAM BENGALURU - 560 086. 4. G. KUMAR AGED MAJOR, PROPRIETOR M/S. KUMAR CONSTRUCTIONS CONTRACTOR, NO.505, 4TH MAIN, 2ND STAGE, MAHALAKSHMIPURAM BENGALURU - 560 086. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VIJAYA KUMAR V.B, ADVOCATE FOR R1; SRI. CHANDRASHEKARA K, ADVOCATE FOR R2 AND R3; SRI. P.M. GOPI, 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 15/12/2023 PASSED IN SPL. C.C. NO. 85/2022 ON THE FILE OF COURT OF LXXVII ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND THE SPECIAL JUDGE FOR TYING OFFENCES UNDER - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53936 CRL.RP No. 1296 of 2024 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 ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for parties submit 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. 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.: 21