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Vasanth Kumar vs. the State of Karnataka

Decided on 31 December 2024• Citation: CRL.P/14435/2024• High Court of Karnatak
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                                                     NC: 2024:KHC:53327           
                                                CRL.P No. 14435 of 2024           
                    IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU                   
                                       ST                                         
                       DATED THIS THE 31 DAY OF DECEMBER, 2024                    
                                       BEFORE                                     
                    THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR                   
                           CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 14435 OF 2024                    
                BETWEEN:                                                          
                   VASANTH  KUMAR                                                 
                   S/O LATE MOTAPPA,                                              
                   AGED  ABOUT 40 YEARS,                                          
                   REVENUE  INSPECTOR                                             
                   MADAVARA  CIRCLE,                                              
                   DASANPURA  HOBLI,                                              
                   BENGALURU  NORTH  TALUK,                                       
                   BENGALURU  - 560 073.                                          
                   RESIDENT OF KAKOLU VILLAGE,                                    
                   YELAHANKA  TALUK,                                              
                   BENGALURU  - 560 089.                                          
                                                          …PETITIONER             
                (BY SRI. UDAY SHANKAR M., ADVOCATE)                               
                AND:                                                              
                1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA                                         
                   BY THE POLICE INSPECTOR                                        
  Digitally signed by B                                                           
                   KARNATAKA  LOKAYUKTA,                                          
  K                                                                               
  MAHENDRAKU MAR                                                                  
                   BENGALURU  CITY DIVISION,                                      
  Location: HIGH                                                                  
  COURT OF                                                                        
                   REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,                               
  KARNATAKA                                                                       
                   HIGH COURT, BENGALURU  560 001.                                
                2. BETTASWAMY  GOWDA                                              
                   S/O LATE CHIKKEGOWDA,                                          
                   AGED  ABOUT 43 YEARS,                                          
                   NO.170, CHANDAN LAYOUT,                                        
                   MAGADI ROAD, SUNKADAKATTE,                                     
                   BENGALURU  560 091.                                            
                                                       …RESPONDENTS               
                (BY SMT. WAHEEDA M.M., HCGP FOR R1)                               

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                                                     NC: 2024:KHC:53327           
                                                CRL.P No. 14435 of 2024           
                     THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528          
                BNNS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE F.I.R AND COMPLIANT IN CRIME           
                NO. 50/2023, BY THE LOKAYUKTA  POLICE BENGALURU  CITY             
                DIVISION, WHICH IS PENDING BEFORE THE XXIII ADDL. CITY CIVIL      
                AND SPECIAL JUDGE FOR  PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION  ACT.             
                BENGALURU  (CCH-24) FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER             
                SECTION SECTIONS  7(a), 7A AND  12 OF  PREVENTION  OF             
                CORRUPTION ACT.                                                   
                     THIS PETITION, COMING ON  FOR ORDERS,  THIS DAY,             
                ORDER WAS MADE  THEREIN AS UNDER:                                 
                CORAM:  HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR                   
                                    ORAL  ORDER                                   
                     Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking  
                leave of this Court to withdraw the petition, stating that charge 
                sheet has been filed, reserving liberty to file a petition afresh, to
                challenge the charge sheet.                                       
                     2.  Memo  is placed on record.                               
                     3.  Accordingly, petition is dismissed as withdrawn          
                reserving liberty as sought for.                                  
                                                  Sd/-                            
                                      (HEMANT  CHANDANGOUDAR)                     
                                                 JUDGE                            
                BKN/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 60