- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010460792025 NC: 2026:KHC:51079 CRL.P No. 10092 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 10092 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. M. KRISHNAPPA, S/O VENKATEGOWDA (LATE), AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, R/O 1ST FLOOR, DANVANTRI AYURVEDIC CLINIC, VINOBHA NAGARA, SHIVAMOGGA-577201. …PETITIONER (BY SRI P. NATARAJU (NOC), ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF LOKAYUKTA POLICE STATION, SHIVAMOGGA, BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU 560 001. 2. MR. PAWAN M. S. S/O SHIVANANDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, EXECUTIVE SITE ENGINEER, EXTREME MEDIA PVT. LTD., SMART CITY LTD, CORPORATION BUILDING, NEHRU ROAD, SHIVAMOGGA- 577201. Digitally Signed By: SURAJ GOVINDA RAJ 21/09/2026, 16:26, Bengaluru Verified - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010460792025 NC: 2026:KHC:51079 CRL.P No. 10092 of 2025 R/O HOLALURU VILLAGE, SHIVAMOGGA TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT-577216. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI VENKATESH S ARABATTI, ADVOCATE FOR R1; R2 SERVED) THIS CRL.P FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME No.6/25 DATED 09.04.25 FOR THE O/P/U/S.7(a) OF PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT OF 1988 REGISTERED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT LOKAYUKTA POLICE STATION, AND TRASMITTED TO LD. 1ST ADDL. DIST. AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND SPECIAL JUDGE, SHIVAMOGGA, INITIATED PURSUANT TO SAID FIR. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. Petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following relief: "1. Quash the FIR in Crime No. 06/2025 dated 09.04.2025 for the offence punishable under Section 7(a) of Prevention of Corruption Act of 1988 registered by the 1st respondent Lokayukta Police Station Digitally Signed By: SURAJ GOVINDA RAJ 21/09/2026, 16:26, Bengaluru Verified - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010460792025 NC: 2026:KHC:51079 CRL.P No. 10092 of 2025 and transmitted to learned I Additional District and Sessions Judge and Special Judge, Shivamogga, initiated pursuant to said FIR. (b) Pass such other order/s as this Hon'ble Court deems fit in the facts and circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice." 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo, seeking permission of the Court to withdraw the writ petition. The said memo reads as follows: " MEMO The petitioner in the above matter has filed challenging the FIR registered against the petitioner in Crime No.06/2025. Now the police authorities after investigation had filed chargesheet in the above matter. Hence the petitioner seeks leave of this Hon'ble court to permit him to withdraw the above petition with liberty to file fresh Crl petition challenging the charge sheet filed in crime no.06/2025 which is numbered as Spl C no 235/2025, in the interest of justice and equity." 3. What had been challenged in the writ petition was FIR. Subsequently a charge sheet had been filed. Reserving Digitally Signed By: SURAJ GOVINDA RAJ 21/09/2026, 16:26, Bengaluru Verified - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010460792025 NC: 2026:KHC:51079 CRL.P No. 10092 of 2025 liberty to the petitioner to challenge the charge sheet and or file a discharge application, petition stands disposed of. (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE VP Digitally Signed By: SURAJ GOVINDA RAJ 21/09/2026, 16:26, Bengaluru Verified