IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P. SANDESH CRIMINAL PETITION NO.5918/2024 BETWEEN:

SRI. R.M. AJAY, S/O. R.B. MOHAN REDDY, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, NOW WORKING AS POLICE INSPECTOR, STATE INTELLIGENCE, BENGALURU.

R/AT NO.328/A, 9^TH ‘D’ MAIN ROAD, HRBR LAYOUT, 1^ST BLOCK, KALYAN NAGAR, BENGALURU-560043. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRASANNA KUMAR P., ADVOCATE – [THROUGH V.C.])

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU, NOW LOKAYUKTA PS, M.S. BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, REP. BY SPL. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001.

2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, CRIME-I, CITY CRIME BRANCH, BENGALURU-560009.

3. SRI. RAJENDRA D.S., DY. S.P.ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU, NO.49, KHANIJA BHAVAN, RACE COURSE ROAD, BENGALURU-560001.

… RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.B.PATIL, SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR R1;

SRI. TEJAS, HCGP FOR R2;

NOTICE ISSUED TO R3 IS SERVED BUT UNREPRESENTED)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C, PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.17/2020 REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENTS AS AGAINST THE PETITIONER ARRAIGNING HIM AS ACCUSED NO.2 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION