IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 16^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI

CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 1494 OF 2024

(397(Cr.PC) / 438(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

STATE OF KARNATAKA

BY BENGALURU METROPOLITAN

TASK FORCE, POLICE STATION

C.I.D., BENGALURU,

REP. BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,

HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU.

…PETITIONER

(BY SMT. N. ANITHA GIRISH, HCGP)

AND:

1. C. NARAYANA

Digitally signed S/O CHANNAPPA

by ANUSHA V

AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS,

Location: High RETIRED EXECUTIVE ENGIEER,

Court of

RAJARAJESHWARI NAGAR DIVISION,

Karnataka

R/AT NO.5/15, 2ND MAIN ROAD,

BYATARAYANAPURA, BENGALURU - 560 026.

NATIVE BOMMAPALLI CHINTAMANI TALUK,

CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT.

2. L.K SHIVANANDA

S/O KEMPEGOWDA

AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS,

RETIRED ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER

BENGALURU R/AT NO. 405, 11TH CROSS, 15TH MAIN ROAD, J.P. NAGAR, II PHASE, BENGALURU - 560 078.

3. K.M. KUMARASWAMY S/O MARANNA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS JUNIOR ENGINEER, RAJARAJESHWARI NAGARA SUB DIVISION R/AT NO 375, 4^TH MAIN ROAD, 6TH B CROSS, AROGYA LAYOUT, ANNAPOORNESHWARI NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 091 AND ALSO AT KARIOBANAHALLI, HIRIYURU TALUK, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 598.

4. N. MURALIDHAR S/O LATE M. NARAYANA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT NO. 31, 4TH CROSS, 7TH BLOCK, JAYANAGAR BENGALURU - 560 041.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. P.N. HEGDE, ADVOCATE FOR R1;

SRI. P.M. GOPI, ADVOCATE FOR R2 AND R3;

NOTICE TO R4 - SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED)

THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S.397 R/W 401(FILED U/S.438 R/W SEC.442 BNSS) OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 27.12.2023 PASSED IN SPL.C.C.NO.622/2018 ON THE FILE OF THE COURT OF LXXVII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND THE SPECIAL JUDGE FOR TRYING OFFENCE UNDER THE PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT AT BENGALURU CITY BY ALLOWING THIS REVISION PETITION.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI

ORAL ORDER

Learned counsel for parties submit matter is squarely covered by decision of this Court in Crl.RP.no.975/2024 and connected matters disposed of on 22.03.2025 remanding matter back to Trial Court for consideration of sanction order given by State and to continue proceedings against accused.

2. In view of above submission, following ratio laid down by this Court in Crl.RP.no.975/2024, Revision Petition is disposed of in terms of order dated 22.03.2025 passed in said Revision Petition.

Sd/-

(RAVI V HOSMANI)

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