- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010306052024 NC: 2026:KHC:51187 WP No. 15322 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA WRIT PETITION No.15322 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SRI N NAGARAJA SON OF LATE NARASIMHA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, JUNIOR ENGINEER, E8, SUB DIVISION, BANASWADI, (O AND M) BESCOM, BANGALORE. …PETITIONER (BY SRI SARAVANA .S FOR SMT. BHAVYA N G, ADVOCATES) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA POLICE, DR B R AMBEDKAR ROAD, MS BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. SRI ARAVIND KUMAR S/O GOPAL, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/A NO.20, RNR RESIDENCY, NEAR SRIRAM TEMPLE, N NAGANALLI, SHIVAMRAM KARANTHNAGAR POST BANGALORE-560 077. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B.B.PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR R1) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SECTION 482 CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR Digitally signed by R MANJUNATHA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010306052024 NC: 2026:KHC:51187 WP No. 15322 of 2024 IN CRIME NO.12/2024 DATED 31.01.2024 REGISTERED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT FOR THE OFFENSES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 7A OF PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT AGAINST THE PETITIONER VIDE ANNEXURE-C CONSEQUENTLY QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE XXIII ADDITIONAL CITY AND CIVIL AND SPECIAL JUDGE, BANGALORE AS PER ANNEXURE-F AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed the memo which reads as under: “The counsel for the petitioner seeks leave of this Hon’ble Court to withdraw the present petition with liberty to challenge the charge sheet in the event respondents file the same. The same may be taken on record, in the ends of justice.” 2. Placing the memo on record, petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE kcm List No.: 2 Sl No.: 16 CT:VR