- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010547152025 NC: 2026:KHC:53506 WP No. 25193 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA WRIT PETITION NO. 25193 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SRI JAYANNA R S/O LATE RANGAIAH AGED 56 YEARS OCCU: EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, NATIONAL HIGHWAY, HASSAN DIVISION, HASSAN, PERMANENT RESIDENT OF SULUGODU VILLAGE, GANJIGERE POST, KUNDURU HOBLI, ALURU TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT, PRESENTLY RESIDING AT HIG-1265, NEAR VIVEKANAND CIRCLE, CHANNAPATTANA HOUSING BOARD LAYOUT HASSAN TOWN - 573 201 HASSAN DISTRICT. (ADDRESS AS PER ANNEXURE-B) …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MARUTI K NAIK, ADVOCATE FOR SRI NAIK VENKATRAMAN NAGAPPA., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA PS, HASSAN Digitally signed by ANNAPURNA G Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010547152025 NC: 2026:KHC:53506 WP No. 25193 of 2025 REPRESENTED BY ITS SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR OFFICE OF THE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA M.S.BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SMT.SHILPA.K D/O A.T.KAGGEGOWDA, AGED 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA POLICE STATION HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 201. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. LETHIF B., ADVOCATE; Notice not ordered in r/o R2) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, 1950 READ WITH SECTION 528 OF BHARATHIYA NAGARIKA SURAKSHA SANHITHA, 2023 PRAYING TO QUASHING THE IMPUGNED FIR AND COMPLAINT/SOURCE REPORT DATED 09.07.2025 IN CR.NO.05/2025 DATED 24.07.2025, ANNEXURE-A AND B, REGISTERED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT/KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA POLICE, HASSAN, AS AGAINST THE PETITIONER HEREIN WHO IS ARRAYED AS ACCUSED ALLEGING THE COMMISSION OF THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 13(1)(b) READ WITH 13(2) OF PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT, 1988 (AMENDMENT ACT- 2018), WHICH IS SUBMITTED BEFORE THE PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND SPECIAL COURT, AT HASSAN, INSOFAR AS THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED IS CONCERNED, ETC., - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010547152025 NC: 2026:KHC:53506 WP No. 25193 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo dated 25.09.2026 seeking withdrawal of the petition. 2. Memo is placed on record, which reads as follows: "The counsel for the petitioner most respectfully submits as follows: It is submitted that, the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw this petition with liberty to approach this Hon'ble Court, in the event fo filing charge-sheet in this matter. This memo may be taken on record, in the interest of justice and equity". 3. In view of the memo, petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE DH List No.: 1 Sl No.: 13