Karnataka High Court

CRL.P/5465/2024 of SRI G M BASAVARAJU Vs STATE OF KARNATAKA on 6 October 2026

2026:KHC:55855

CNR: KAHC010319552024 NC: 2026:KHC:55855 CRL.P No. 5465 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5465 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SRI. G.M BASAVARAJU AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, S/O LATE

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K

CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5465 OF 2024

BETWEEN:

SRI. G.M BASAVARAJU

AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS,

S/O LATE MARALASIDDAPPA,

OCC:SURVEYOR,

OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,

BDA WEST DIVISION,

R/AT NO. 38 II, MAIN ROAD,

AGB LAYOUT, BNGALURU-560 086.

…PETITIONER

(BY SMT. VIJETHA R NAIK, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1.

STATE OF KARNATAKA

THROUGH SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE

KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA,

BENGALURU CITY,

(EARLIER BY ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU)

REP.BY ITS SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

BENGALURU-560 001

2.

SRI M SRINIVAS

AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS

S/O LATE MUDDAPPA,

OCC RETIRED MICO EMPLOYEE,

R/AT NO. 249,

4TH CROSS, 10TH MAIN,

Digitally signed

by PANKAJA S

Location: HIGH

COURT OF

KARNATAKA

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HANUMANTHANAGAR

BENGALURU-560 001.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. H.S.CHANDRASHEKAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2, SRI. B.B. PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR R1)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC PRAYING TO

QUASH

THE

COMPLAINT

DATED

22.02.2019

FIR

IN

CR.NO.07/2019 REGISTERED BY THE ERSTWHILE ANTI- CORRUPTION BUREAU, BENGALURU CITY NOW ENTRUSTED

WITH

THE

SUPERINTENDENT

OF

POLICE,

LOKAYUKTA,

BENGALURU CITY, FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 7(a) OF P.C. ACT, PENDING ON THE FILE OF XXIII ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND

SESSIONS JUDGE AND SPECIAL JUDGE, BENGALURU CITY AND

ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS THEREUNTO.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K

ORAL ORDER

Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking leave of this Court to withdraw the petition.

2. The memo reads as under:

"The petitioner most humbly prays that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to permit

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the Petitioner to withdraw the above mentioned Criminal Petition as not pressed reserving liberty in favour of the Petitioner to avail discharge if the charge sheet is filed and avail all other remedies available in law, in the interest of Justice."

3. Placing memo on record, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as sought for.

SD/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE

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