- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2436 CRL.P No. 9451 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. 9451 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SMT.ANNAPURNA W/O PARASHURAM AGED 45 YEARS OCC.: DIV OFFICER ADD.: NO.1725/A60 NEAR SIDDAGANGA SCHOOL LENIN NAGARA DAVANGERE – 560 112. …PETITIONER (BY SRI DALWAI VENKATESH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA BY THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA DAVANAGERE – 560 112 REPRESENTED BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA. 2. SRI CHANDRASHEKAR S/O BASAVARAJAPPA H., AGED 30 YEARS OCC: NOT KNOWN ADD.:NO.1172/2, Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2436 CRL.P No. 9451 of 2024 4TH CROSS, IMAM NAGAR BETUR ROAD DAVANAGERE – 560 112. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B.B.PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR R1; R2 SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482(FILED U/S.528 BNNS) CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIRST INFORMATION REPORT BY THE R-1 HEREIN IN LOKAYUKTA CRIME NO. 4/2024 PENDING IN THE FILE OF PRL.DISTRICT SESSION AND SPECIAL COURT DAVANAGERE FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 7 (a) OF PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT 1988 (AMENDED ACT 2018) PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The matter is at the stage of crime. The offence is the one punishable under Section 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (Amended Act 2018). The interim protection to the petitioner was granted owing to the piquant circumstance as on the said date. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2436 CRL.P No. 9451 of 2024 2. Learned counsel Sri.B.B.Patil appearing for the respondent-Lokayukta submits that pre-trap mahazar did not contain the name of the petitioner for a demand or acceptance but a trap mahazar as contained, he would submit that the investigation in the least should be permitted to be continued. 3. In that light, I deem it appropriate to reserve liberty to the petitioner to knock at the doors of this Court in the event, charge sheet is filed. With the aforesaid observations, the Criminal Petition stands disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE CBC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 20