IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 12^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR

CRIMINAL PETITION No. 16337 OF 2025 (439(Cr.PC) /

483(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

1. SRI.MALLIKARJUNA SWAMY C M

S/O LATE C M MANACHARYA

AGE ABOUT 53 YEARS

JUNIOR ENGINEER, CIVIL SUB DIVISION

MESCOM, CHIKKAMAGALURU

R/O 161, 2^ND STAGE,

HOUSING BOARD, CHIKKAMAGALURU

NATIVE OF GOWRAMMA BEEDHI

CHANNAGIRI TOWN,

DAVANGERE DISTRICT.

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI M R NANJUNDA GOWDA, ADVOCATE FOR

SRI ASWATHANARAYANA REDDY, ADVOCATE)

AND:

Digitally signed by

LAKSHMINARA YANA MURTHY RAJASHRI

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

Location: HIGH

COURT OF BY LOKAYUKTA POLICE

KARNATAKA

CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT

REPRESENTED BY

STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

HIGH COURT BUILDING DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU – 560 001.

…RESPONDENT

(BY SRI MANISH R, ADVOCATE FOR

SRI B B PATEL, ADVOCATE)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 439 Cr.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNNS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE HIM ON REGULAR BAIL IN CR.No.0012/2025 OF LOKAYUKTHA POLICE, CHIKKAMGALURU, FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 7(a) OF PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT, 1989.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHA