- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010482152019 NC: 2026:KHC:39543 CRL.P No. 1090 of 2020 C/W CRL.P No. 1091 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1090 OF 2020 C/W CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1091 OF 2020 IN CRL.P.1090/2020: BETWEEN: 1. SRI PRAMOD MALLER V S/O LATE VASUDEV, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, PROP OF M/S WEIGHMECH SYSTEMS, NO 722, 5TH CROSS, K G LAYOUT, B S K 3RD STAGE, BENGALURU 560 085. 2. SRI HARISH BABU S/O SRI N NARENDRA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, PROP OF M.S CHOWDESHWARI ARI METRIC WORKS, NO.1880, KAVAL BYRASANDRA, R T NAGAR POST, BENGALURU 560 032. 3. SRI K KUMAR S/O SRI KUPPUSWAMY, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, PROPRIETOR OF M/s. SUAKSHA ENTERPRISES, NO 376, 6TH CROSS, 1ST MAIN, PRAKASHNAGAR, BENGALURU 560 021. Digitally signed by ANUSHA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010482152019 NC: 2026:KHC:39543 CRL.P No. 1090 of 2020 C/W CRL.P No. 1091 of 2020 4. SRI GOPALAKRISHNA S/O SRI AITHAPPA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, PROP OF M/S KRISHNA ENTERPRISES, NO.86, 5TH CROSS, BILEKAHALLI, B G ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 076. 5. SRI MANJU S S/O SRI VIRAMUNIGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, PROPRIETOR OF M/S ANUGRAHA ENTERPRISES, NO.TF-1, ANCHAMI RESIDENCY, 5TH MAIN, RAGHUVANAHLLI, BENGALURU 560 062. 6. SRI H PADMANABHAN S/O SRI HIMENDRA KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, PROP. OF M/S WEITEST, NO.168/4, SERVICE ROAD, OFF RING ROAD, KEMPEGOWDA LAYOUT, LAGGERE, BENGALURU 560 058. 7. SRI K SHIVAKUMAR S/O SRI MAYANNA @ KARIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, PROP. OF JUPITER ENTERPRISES, NO.168, SERVICE ROAD OF RING ROAD, KEMPEGOWDA LAYOUT, LAGGERE, BENGALURU 560 058. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI H V DEVARAJU, ADVOCATE) - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010482152019 NC: 2026:KHC:39543 CRL.P No. 1090 of 2020 C/W CRL.P No. 1091 of 2020 AND: 1. KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, M.S.BUILDING, BANGALORE - 01. 2. SRI H PILLAIAH S/O SRI HANUMANTHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, NO.40, 1ST CROSS, BHALIJI LAYOUT, BHABAS PALYA, HORAMAVU POST, BENGALURU 560 043. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI SURESH G.M., ADVOCATE FOR SRI B B PATIL, SPL. COUNSEL FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR REGISTERED IN CR.NO.31/2019 BY THE KARNATAKA STATE POLICE, PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION BAUER, PRODUCED HEREIN AT ANNEXURE-A FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE P/U/S.7,7A AND 8 OF PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT, 1988 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE XXIII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU AND CONSEQUENTLY TO QUASH THE COMPLAINT VIDE ANNEXURE-B DATED 27.09.2019 LODGED BY THE 2nd RESPONDENT IN SO FAR AS ACCUSED 1 TO 5 , 8 AND 11. IN CRL.P.1091/2020: BETWEEN: 1 . SRI H D SIDDAPPA S/O SRI. DEVAIAH AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, PROP OF M/S. KARNATAKA SCALES, - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010482152019 NC: 2026:KHC:39543 CRL.P No. 1090 of 2020 C/W CRL.P No. 1091 of 2020 NO.60, 80 FEET ROAD, MARIYAPPANAPALYA, GHANABHARATHI POST, BENGALURU-560056. 2 . N.CHANDRASHEKAR S/O SRI. NANJAPP AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, PORP. OF M/S. C.S.R. SCALE SERVICE, NO.607, 5TH MAIN, MAHADESHWARA NILAYA, GODAVARI NANDI ROAD, BRINDAVANAGAR TOAD, BENGALURU-560019. 3 . S.P.YELLAPPA S/O SRI PULLAIAHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, PROP. OF M/S. SREE RENUKA METRIC WORKS, EGIPURA MAIN ROAD, SRINIVAGALU, VIVEKNAGAR, BENGALURU-560 047. 4 . S.A.NAVEED S/O SRI. MAZEED AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, PROP. OF M/S. MICRO WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS SERVICES NO.9, 7TH CROSS, BAZAAR STREET, ROSE GARDEN, NEELASANDRA, BENGALURU-560047. 5 . K.N.PRAKASH S/O LATE SRI. K.N. NARAYANANSWAMY AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, PROP OF M/S. BHARAT METRIC WORKS, NO.A-8, GANGOTHRI MAIN ROAD, - 5 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010482152019 NC: 2026:KHC:39543 CRL.P No. 1090 of 2020 C/W CRL.P No. 1091 of 2020 N.R.LAYOUT, VIJNAPURA BENGALURU-560016. 6 . S.V.SHASHIKUMAR S/O SRI VAIRAMUDI GOWDA AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, PROP. OF M/S. S.V.ENTERPRISES, ANUGRAHA NILAYA, NO.35, SOMEDYAPANA HALLI, KASABA HOBLI, KOTTANUR POST, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT. 7 . N.AKKALAPPA S/O LATE N.NARASIMHAPPA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, PROP. OF S.K.SCALE SERVICE, NO.159/1, GOWDARA COLONY, DHANADAMMA TEMPLE STREET, KALYANANAGAR POST, HENNUR VILLAGE, BENGALURU - 560 043. 8 . SRI. S.A.WADOOD S/O. SRI ABDUL SATHAR, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, PROP. OF M/s SHAN METRIC WORKS, NO.74, KAMALA NEHRU NAGAR, 2ND CROSS, RAYANAPURAM, MYSORE ROAD, BENGALURU-560 018. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI H V DEVARAJU, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, M.S.BUILDING, BANGALORE - 01. - 6 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010482152019 NC: 2026:KHC:39543 CRL.P No. 1090 of 2020 C/W CRL.P No. 1091 of 2020 2. SRI G. ANJHINAPPA, S/O SRI GODDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, NO.44/1, N-2, 'SAAKETHA NILAYA', OPP.GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL, BDA 80 FEET ROAD, NYATHAPPA LAYOUT, ARIKERE, BHANARUGHATTA ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 076. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI SURESH G.M., ADVOCATE FOR SRI B B PATIL, SPL. COUNSEL FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR REGISTERED IN CR.NO.32/2019 BY THE KARNATAKA STATE POLICE, PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION BAUER, PRODUCED HEREIN AT ANNEXURE-A FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE P/U/S.7,7A AND 8 OF PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT, 1988 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE XXIII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU AND CONSEQUENTLY TO QUASH THE COMPLAINT VIDE ANNEXURE-B DATED 27.09.2019 LODGED BY THE 2nd RESPONDENT IN SO FAR AS ACCUSED 1 TO 5 , 7 AND 9 ARE CONCERNED. THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for petitioners has filed memo signed by petitioners stating that though these petitions were filed challenging registration of FIR for offences punishable under - 7 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010482152019 NC: 2026:KHC:39543 CRL.P No. 1090 of 2020 C/W CRL.P No. 1091 of 2020 provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, it is stated that final report was not yet filed by respondent Police and therefore seek leave to withdraw above petitions with liberty to approach this Court once again in event respondent files a final report and petitioners are aggrieved by same. Taking above memo on record, petitions are disposed of reserving liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE YKL List No.: 1 Sl No.: 23