Karnataka High Court

CRL.P/4963/2019 of SRI SRINIVAS Vs THE STATE BY ACB on 7 October 2026

2026:KHC:55891

CNR: KAHC010197622019 NC: 2026:KHC:55891 CRL.P No. 4963 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH CRIMINAL PETITION NO.4963 OF 2019 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. SRINIVAS, S/O. LATE DESEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 62

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CNR: KAHC010197622019

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CRL.P No. 4963 of 2019

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH

CRIMINAL PETITION NO.4963 OF 2019

BETWEEN:

1.

SRI. SRINIVAS,

S/O. LATE DESEGOWDA,

AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS,

RETIRED ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,

RESIDING AT NO.16, 4TH CROSS,

M.M. ROAD, BYATARAYANAPURA,

MYSORE ROAD, BENGALURU-560026.

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI. VIJAYA KUMAR, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1.

THE STATE BY ACB,

REPRESENTED BY ITS POLICE INSPECTOR,

ANTI CORRUPTION BUREAU,

BANGLAORE CITY POLICE STATION,

BENGALURU-560001.

2.

SRI. MANJUNATH M.

S/O MARILINGAIAH,

AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS,

R/AT NO.19, 3RD CROSS,

4TH MAIN, AGRAHARA DASARAHALLI,

BENGALURU-560079.

(RESPONDENT NO.2 IS DELETED,

VIDE ORDER DATED 01.08.2019)

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. B.B.PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR R1;

R2 – DELETED VIDE ORDER DATED 01.08.2019)

Digitally signed

by DEVIKA M

Location: HIGH

COURT OF

KARNATAKA

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CRL.P No. 4963 of 2019

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482

OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED CHARGE SHEET

FILED BY THE RESPONDENT POLICE IN SPL.C.C.NO.386/2017

(ANNEXURE-A) AND ALL FURTHER PROCEEDING PENDING ON

THE FILE OF THE XXIII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND

SESSIONS JUDGE, SPECIAL JUDGE, BENGALURU URBAN

DISTRICT, BENGALURU CITY (ANNEXURE-C), IN SO FAR AS

THE PETITIONER IS CONCENRED INCLUDING THE IMPUGNED

ORDER DATED 10.06.2019 (ANNEXURE-B).

THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH

ORAL ORDER

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that challenge was made to the charge-sheet and already the matter is disposed of before the Trial Court convicting the petitioner and an appeal is filed and the same is also heard and reserved. As a result, this petition becomes infructuous.

2. In view of the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petition is dismissed as having become infructuous.

Sd/- (H.P.SANDESH) JUDGE MD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 4

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