1. In this petition filed under S.482 of CrPC, the petitioner has sought for setting aside the order dated 28.11.2012 passed by the Special Court constituted under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 ( for short, 'PC Act'), for Bangalore Urban District, Bangalore, in PCR No. 44/2012, referring the complaint lodged by Respondent No. 2 herein to the Superintendent of Police, Lokayuktha, Bangalore Urban District, under S.156(3) of CrPC for investigation and for quashing the private complaint filed by the 2nd respondent in PCR No. 44/2012, and all further proceedings taken thereon.

2. The 2nd respondent herein presented a private complaint under S.200 of CrPC alleging the offence punishable under S.13(1)(e) r/w. S.13(2) of the PC Act against the petitioner herein and sought for referring the matter for investigation to Lokayuktha Police under S.156(3) of CrPC, inter alia alleging that the petitioner herein was for the first time elected as a member of Legislative Assembly of Karnataka in 1989, and later in 1994 and 1999 from Chithapur constituency and he was once again elected to the State Legislative Assembly from Gurumitkal constituency in the election held on 30.05.2008 and since