IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF OCTOBER, 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE Mr. JUSTICE G.NARENDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO.445 OF 2017 Between:
1. Sampath Kumar, S/o L.S.Jahagirdar, Aged about 54 years, Occ: Service, R/o No.48, Ist Main, KPSC Layout, Jnanabharathi, 2nd Stage, Bengaluru – 560 073.
2. P.C.Lingaiah, S/o Chickka Lingaiah, Aged about 42 years, Occ: Service Address: Sales Tax Check Post, Mudigere (Nangali), Mulabagilu, Kolar District – 563 131.
(By Smt.Rashmi Jadhav, Advocate-Absent) And:
State of Karnataka, By Anti Corruption Bureau, Kolar, Represented by Special Public Prosecutor, Khanija Bhavan, ...Petitioners Race Course Road, Bengaluru – 560 001.
(By Sri.B.N.Jagadeesh, Advocate) …Respondent This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. praying to quash the FIR in Cr.No.2/2016 pending on the file of Anti-Corruption Bureau, Kolar for the offence punishable under Section 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of P.C. Act.
This Criminal Petition coming on for Admission, this day, the Court made the following:
ORDER The matter was listed yesterday i.e., on 22.10.2019 and called out twice. There being no representation on behalf of the petitioners, petition was directed to be listed today.
Even today, when the case is called out, there is no representation. It is reflective of the lack of interest by the petitioners in prosecuting the petition. Hence, petition stands dismissed.
In view of the dismissal of the main petition, I.A.No.2/2017 does not survive for consideration. Hence, disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE dn/-