- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53935 CRL.RP No. 1155 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. 1155 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. ANITHA N. GIRISH, HCGP) AND: 1. G.R. KUMAR S/O G.H. RAMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS ASSISTANT ENGINEER, WARD NO. 01, MALLESHWARAM DIVISION, WEST ZONE, BENGALURU. R/AT NO 7, 4TH CROSS, BRUNDAVANA NAGAR, MATHIKERE BENGALURU - 560 086. 2. M. MANJUNATH S/O LATE MUDDURNALLAIAH Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53935 CRL.RP No. 1155 of 2024 AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/AT NO. 58/B, 1ST BLOCK, RAJAJINAGAR, BENGALURU - 10. 3. M. BASAVARAJU S/O MUNISWAMY AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS AE / TA BBMP WEST ZONE, BENGALURU R/AT NO. 247, 3RD MAIN ROAD, 1ST CROSS, BHCS LAYOUT CHIKKALLASANDRA, BENGALURU ALSO AT BEHIND MINI VIDHANA SOUDHA ARASIKRE NAGARA, HASSAN DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (NOTICE TO RESPONDENTS IS DISPENSED WITH, VIDE ORDER DATED 16.12.2025) THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S.397 R/W 401 OF CR.P.C (U/S 438 R/W 442 BNSS) PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 18.10.2023 PASSED IN SPL.C.C.NO.797/2020 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 ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53935 CRL.RP No. 1155 of 2024 ORAL ORDER Learned High Court Government Pleader 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. It is also submitted that respondents herein were parties in Crl.RP.no.782/2024 and, as such, are aware of order. 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.: 6