- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010675092024 NC: 2026:KHC:53570 WP No. 33377 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA WRIT PETITION NO. 33377 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SHRI. S.Y. BASAVARAJAPPA S/O. LATE SHRI SANI YELLAPPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS SECRETARY MALNAD AREA ADDL. INCHARGE OF BAYALUSEEME DEVELOPMENT BOARD CHITRADURGA, R/AT 27/A, KHUSHAL, KHB COLONY, 3RD PHASE, A-BLOCK, SURYA PUTRA CIRCLE, CHITRADURGA - 577 501 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NAGENDRA NAIK R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA STATE BY LOKAYUKTA POLICE, DAVANGERE. REPRESENTED BY THE SPL. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560 001 2. SRI. Y P SIDDAN GOWDA S/O. PRAKASH, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, Digitally signed by ANNAPURNA G Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010675092024 NC: 2026:KHC:53570 WP No. 33377 of 2024 OCC: CLASS-3 CONTRACTOR, R/AT INDIRA LAYOUT, WARD NO.15, JAGALUR TOWN AND TALUK, DAVANGERE DIST - 577 528 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.S. PRASAD, ADVOCATE) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTION 528 OF BNSS, 2023 PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME NO.04/2024 DATED 02.05.2024 REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT POLICE FOR THE OFFENSES U/S 7(A) OF THE PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT 1988 PENDING ON THE FILE OF HONBLE PRL DIST AND SESSION JUDGE SPL COURT AT CHITRADURGA AS PER THE ANNX-A AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL ORDER 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo. Memo reads as under: - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010675092024 NC: 2026:KHC:53570 WP No. 33377 of 2024 “The petitioner herein most respectfully submits as follows: It is submitted that the petitioner prays that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to dismiss the above petition as not pressed in the interest of justice and equity.” 2. Placing the memo on record, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE snc List No.: 1 Sl No.: 79