IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO.2871 OF 2017 BETWEEN:
1. Niranjan N C S/o Chikkanagaiah Aged about 47 years Occ: Commercial Tax Officer R/o 5441, 4th Stage, 2nd Phase Vijayanagara Mysuru – 570 030 2. Nagaraju S S/o Shivananjappa Age: 52 years Occ: Commercial Tax Inspector R/o D.No.13, 16th Block JSS Nagara, Mysuru – 570 024 3. P Harish S/o Padmaraju Age: 37 years Occ: Second Division Assistant R/o D.No.1425, 8th Main 8th Cross, Vivekananda Nagara Srirampura Ist Stage Mysuru – 570 023 4. M. Puttegowda S/o Shivananjappa Age: 52 years Occ: ‘D’ Group in Commercial Taxes Department R/o D.No.2346, 5th Main Padavarahalli Mysuru – 570 006 ... Petitioners (By Sri C.H.Jadhav, Senior Counsel along with Smt. Rashmi Jadhav, Advocate) AND:
State of Karnataka By Anti Corruption Bureau Kodagu District Represented by Special Public Prosecutor Khanija Bhavan Race Course Road Bengaluru – 560 001 ...Respondent (By Sri B.N.Jagadeesha, Advocate) This Criminal petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. praying to quash the FIR in Crime No.3/2017 on the file of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Madikeri (and on the file of the learned Hon’ble District Sessions and Special Court, Madikeri, Kodagu District) for the offences punishable under Section 13(1)(e) read with Section 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
This Criminal petition coming on for admission this day, the Court made the following:
ORDER Learned Senior Counsel appearing for petitioners seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the petition with liberty to challenge the proceedings initiated against petitioners if need be, at a later stage i.e., on completion of investigation and in the event of charge sheet being filed. His submission is placed on record.
Hence, petition stands dismissed as withdrawn. Liberty as sought for granted. No opinion is expressed on merits of the case.
SD/- JUDGE KMV*