ORDER

S.Vishwajith Shetty, J.

Accused Nos.1 to 26 are before this Court under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. with a prayer to quash the FIR in Crime No.9/2024 registered by High Grounds Police Station for the offences punishable under Section 78(1)(a)(i) of the Karnataka Police Act, 1963 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act' for short) Section 12 of Karnataka Race Betting Act and Section 420 of IPC, which is now pending before the Court of I Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru.

2. Heard the learned Senior counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and the learned Advocate General appearing on behalf of respondents.

3. Factual matrix of the case are as follows:-

On 12.01.2024 credible information was allegedly received by the first informant, who is a Police Inspector attached to CCB Unit, Special Investigation Squad, Bengaluru City, to the effect that in Bangalore Turf Club, certain bookies, who have been issued license from the State Government were accepting betting on the horse races, without maintaining proper registers, documents etc. with regard to the amount collected by them from the punters and thereby they were evading tax payable to the State and certain others,