- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2435 CRL.P No. 7913 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7913 OF 2024 BETWEEN: MR.LAKSHMEESHA L.S., S/O SIDDEGOWDA L.J., AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, LALANKERE (ARSIKERE TALUK), LALANKERE, HASSAN, LALANKERE, KARNATAKA – 573 164. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PARAMESHWAR N.HEGDE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH LOKAYUKTA POLICE, FORMERLY ACB, REPRESENTED THROUGH ITS SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU – 01. 2. G.UMESH, S/O LATE K.GURUMURTHY, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, CLASS-I ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR, NO.159, 7TH MAIN ROAD, BASAVESHWARA NAGAR, Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2435 CRL.P No. 7913 of 2024 OPPOSITE TO VEERABADRA THEATRE, BENGALURU – 79. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.B.PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR R-1; R2 SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.26/2022 REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 7(a) OF THE P.C ACT, 1988 BY RESPONDENT NO.1 KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA POLICE BENGALURU (FORMERLY ACB BENGALURU) AND PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE COURT OF XXIII ADDL.CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE BENGALURU CITY DATED 28.03.2022. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel Sri.B.B.Patil appearing for the respondent-Lokayukta submits that the charge sheet is ready to be filed before the concerned Court. In the light of the interim order subsisting, it has not been done. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2435 CRL.P No. 7913 of 2024 2. Learned counsel Sri.Parameshwar N Hegde, appearing for the petitioner now submits that in the light of the charge sheet being ready to be presented and sanction also being in place, he may be reserved liberty to knock at the doors of this Court in the event of need in future. 3. Leaving open all the contentions to be urged before the concerned Court, the liberty so sought to approach this Court, is granted. 4. With the aforesaid observations, the Criminal Petition stands disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE CBC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 18