- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43841 CRL.P No. 13053 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 31ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 13053 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. VIJAY KUMAR N S/O. LATE N.M. LINGEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, RETIRED CHIEF ENGINEER, BBMP R/AT NO.713, 2 MAIN, KEMPANA SADANA, 11TH BLOCK, NAGARABHAVI IIND STAGE, BANGALORE - 560 072. 2. SRI.VEERABHADRAPPA.B S/O LATE BASANNA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, RETIRED JOINT COMMISSIONER, BBMP R/AT NO.15, RANGANATHA NILLAYA 1ST A MAIN ROAD, 11TH CROSS, NGEF LAYOUT, NAGARABHAVI IIND STAGE BANGALORE - 560 072. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. H.V. MANJUNATHA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA BANGALORE CITY DIVISION Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43841 CRL.P No. 13053 of 2025 BANGALORE - 560 001, REP. BY ITS SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR. 2. SRI. Y.H. SRINIVAS S/O.LATE HANUMALAH, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS NO. 14, BASVALINGAPPANAGAR, CHIKKABETTAHALLI, YELAHANKA, BANGALORE - 560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VENKATESH S. ARABATTI, ADVOCATE FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ADDITIONAL CHARGE SHEET FILED IN SPL.C.C.NO.455/2017 ON THE FILE OF THE 77TH ADL. CITY CIVIL SESSIONS JUDGE AND SPECIAL JUDGE AT BANGALORE FOR PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT AGAINST THE PETITIONER FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S. 420, 471, OF THE IPC AND SEC.13(1), (c) (d) AND 13(2) OF THE PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION AT IN SOFAR AS IT PERTAINS TO THE PETITIONERS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43841 CRL.P No. 13053 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER In this petition, the petitioners seek the following reliefs: "(a) Call for records in Spl.C.C.No.455/2017 on the file of the LXXVII on the file of the Additional City Civil Sessions Judge and Special Judge for Prevention of Corruption Act at Bengaluru City. (b) Quash the impugned additional charge sheet filed in Spl.C.C.No.455/2017 on the file of the 77th Additional City Civil Sessions Judge and Special Judge at Bengaluru for Prevention of Corruption Act against the petitioners for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 471 of the IPC and Sections 13(1), (c)(d) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act insofar as it pertains to the Petitioners. (c) Quash the impugned order dated 06.08.2025 passed in in Spl.C.C.No.455/2017 by the 77th Additional City Civil Sessions Judge and Special Judge at Bengaluru for Prevention of Corruption Act for having taken cognizance of the offences Punishable Under Section 13(1), (c)(d) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act insofar as it pertains to the Petitioners. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43841 CRL.P No. 13053 of 2025 (d) ISSUE such other appropriate order or direction that this Hon'ble Court deems fit to grant in the interest of justice and equity." 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the present petition is filed challenging the order dated 06.08.2025 passed by the trial Court taking cognizance of the offences as against the petitioners, who are arranged as accused Nos.9 and 10 in Spl.C.C.No.455/2017. However, subsequently, the petitioners having filed an application seeking discharge, the same came to be rejected by the trial Court vide order dated 06.08.2025. Aggrieved by which, the petitioners have preferred Criminal Revision Petition No.1378/2025. It is, therefore, submitted that the present petition may be disposed of reserving liberty in favour of the petitioners to urge all contentions including the contentions relating to validity of sanction, legality, validity and correctness of sanction, jurisdiction of the trial Court and taking of cognizance Amount etc. in the connected Criminal Revision Petition No.1378/2025. 3. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances and submission made by the learned counsel for the - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43841 CRL.P No. 13053 of 2025 petitioners, this petition is disposed of reserving liberty in favour of the petitioners to urge all contentions including the contentions relating to legality, validity and correctness of the sanction order, jurisdiction of the trial Court and taking of cognizance etc. in Criminal Revision Petition No.1378/2025, which shall be disposed of in accordance with law. Subject to the aforesaid directions and liberty reserved in favour of the petitioner, the petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE VM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 11