- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20033 CRL.P No. 12268 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 12268 OF 2025 BETWEEN: MR P MUSTHAFA S/O. LATE PAKRUDDIN SAAB, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/AT. NEAR KHADI KENDRA, INDIRA BADAVANE, JAGALUR, KARNATAKA-577528. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SYED JAFFER MOHIYUDDIN., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY LOKAYUKTHA POLICE STATION DAVANGERE, REPRESENTED BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE-01. 2. MR. SHANTA KUMAR M B S/O BAIRE GOWDA.M.G AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/AT MEDIKERANA HALLI, JAGALUR TALUK, Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20033 CRL.P No. 12268 of 2025 DAVANAGERE DISTRICT- 577528. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.LETHIF., ADVOCATE FOR R1; SRI. RUDRAPPA.P, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482(FILED U/S.528 BNSS) CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE CHARGE SHEET IN SPL.C.NO.253/2024 REGISTERED BY LOKAYUKTHA POLICE STATION DAVANAGERE IN FIR NO.8/2022 FOR THE OFFENCE P/US/ 7(a) OF PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT 1988 (AMENDMENT ACT 2018) PENDING IN THE COURT OF PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND SPECIAL JUDGE DAVANAGERE PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE A AND C. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel appearing for the respondents would submit that the charges have been framed and the petition would not be entertainable at this juncture. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20033 CRL.P No. 12268 of 2025 2. In the light of the charges being framed, the entertainment of the petition will run foul of the judgment of the Apex Court in the case of MINAKSHI BALA V. SUDHIR KUMAR1. 3. Reserving liberty to the petitioner to avail of such remedy, as is available in law, the petition stands disposed. All contentions are left open to be urged before the concerned Court. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE SJK List No.: 2 Sl No.: 4 1 (1994) 4 SCC 142