Reserved on : 27.11.2025 Pronounced on :21.02.2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21^ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M. NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION No.5163 OF 2023 BETWEEN:

PRABHUGOWDA PATIL, S/O SIDDANAGOWDA PATIL AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.16 MARASANAHALLI TALUKA INDI, MARASANAHALLI VIBHUTHALLI INDI, VIJAYAPURA – 586 217.

... PETITIONER (BY SRI TEJAS N., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1 . STATE OF KARNATAKA BY LOKAYUKTA POLICE M.S.BUILDING DR.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU – 560 001 REPRESENTED BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU – 560 001.

2 . SRI SHASHIDHAR G., S/O GANGADHAR G., AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS NO.55, NO.1, 2^ND FLOOR THIMMAIAH CHAMBERS

1^ST CROSS, GANDHINAGAR BENGALURU – 560 009.

... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI VENKATESH S.ARBATTI, ADVOCATE FOR R1;

SRI SURESH S., ADVOCATE FOR R2 )

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.45/2019 FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES P/U/S 7A OF P.C. ACT REGISTERED BY THE THEN ACB AND NOW BEING TRANSFERRED TO LOKAYUKTA POLICE PURSUANT TO THE COMPLAINT LODGED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE XXIII ADDL.CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BE