ORDER :

1. This petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. praying this Court to quash the complaint dated 21.04.2017 pending on the file of IX Additional District and Sessions Judge and Special Judge, Bengaluru Rural District, Bengaluru; FIR in Crime No. 6/2017 dated 02.06.2017 registered by the respondent-ACB, Bengaluru Rural District, for the offence punishable under Sections 13(1)(c) read with Section 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (for short ‘the PC Act’) also the order of taking cognizance dated 19.01.2019 for the above offence and charge-sheet in Spl. C. No. 9/2019 for the above offence and to consequently, quash all further proceedings thereto.

2. The factual matrix of the case is that respondent No. 2 had lodged the complaint before respondent No. 1-Police making the allegation that based on the application dated 02.01.2016 submitted by M/s Fortius Land Developers L.L.P. the Vishwanathapura Gram Panchayat, Devanahalli Taluk, in its meeting on 08.01.2016 and 11.03.2016 had decided to write a letter to Panchayat Development Officer and to seek permission and thereafter, to take necessary steps. It is also alleged that under the Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Pancha