- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51603 CRL.P No. 5726 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5726 OF 2024 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. S. PRABHUKUMAR C/O S.R.SHEKARAPPA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.2 CHANNAPPA GORDEN VTC: INDIABELE, P.O.:ATTIBELE ANEKAL TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT 562107 WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE SARJAPURA POLICE STATION ANEKAL TALUK-562 107 BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MARUTHI NAIK, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. VENKATRAMAN NAGAPPA NAIK, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE BY KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA POLICE BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT BENGALURU. REPRSENTED BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51603 CRL.P No. 5726 of 2024 BENGALURU-560 001. 2. SRI GIRISHA L. LAKSHMAIAH T.C. AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.121/10 HOUSE NO.2 NEAR SOMESHWARA TEMPLE MUNNEKOLALU MARATHAHALLI POST BENGALURU - 560 037. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.B. PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR R1) THIS CRL.P. IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR REGISTERED BY RESPONDENT NO.1/KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA POLICE, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT IN CRIME NO.2/2024 FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 7(a) OF PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT, 1988 (AMENDED 2018), PENDING BEFORE THE HON'BLE IX ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, AT BENGALURU. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51603 CRL.P No. 5726 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he may be permitted to withdraw the petition and he has also filed a memo dated 08.12.2025 in this regard. 2. His submission and memo are placed on record. 3. The criminal petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 9