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SANJAY KAROL, N. KOTISWAR SINGH
State by Lokayuktha Police – Appellant
Versus
K. Rangayya – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
NONGMEIKAPAM KOTISWAR SINGH, J.
1. Leave granted.
2. The present appeal, filed by the State through the Lokayuktha Police, Karnataka, challenges the impugned final Judgment and Order dated 23.01.2024 passed by the High Court of Karnataka at Dharwad in Writ Petition No. 104236 of 2023, whereby the High Court allowed the writ petition filed by the Respondent No. 1 - Sri K. Rangayya and quashed the FIR bearing Crime No. 04/2023 dated 03.06.2023, registered against the Respondent No. 1 under Section 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as “PC Act”), at the Karnataka Lokayukta Police Station, Bellary, along with all proceedings emanating therefrom qua the said Respondent No. 1, on the ground that, there was neither any demand made by the Respondent No. 1 nor any acceptance of any money by him.
3. The facts material to the adjudication of this matter, as regards the prosecution case and as emerging from the record before us are that the Respondent No. 1 was serving as a Police Sub-Inspector (hereinafter “PSI”) posted at Siruguppa Police Station, Bellary District, Karnataka. On 15.03.2023, in the afternoon hours, when the Respondent No. 2/Complain
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