IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23^RD DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 3107 OF 2024 (GM-RES)

BETWEEN:

SRI N SATISH BABU, S/O LT SRI T NARASIMAHAIAH AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS OCC SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER PUBLIC WORKS PORTS AND INLAND WATER TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT BUILDING CIRCLE, 2^ND FLOOR KR CIRCLE, BENGALURU R/AT 23/A, 6^TH C ROSS, 3^RD MAIN ROAD, JAYAMAHALL LAYOUT BENGALURU – 560 046.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. SANDESH.J.CHOUTA, SENIOR COUNSEL APPEARING FOR SRI. SHARATH CHANDRA, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA Digitally LOKAYUKATA PS BENGALURU CITY signed by REP BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR CHANDANA OFFICE OF KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA B M M S BUILDING, DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI Location:

BENGALURU 560 001.

High Court of Karnataka

2. SRI K G RAMAKRISHNA S/O K P GANGARAJU AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT 06 KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA BENGALURU CITY, M.S. BUILDING BENGALURU - 560 001.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VENKATESH.S.ARABATTI, ADVOCATE)

THIS W.P IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, 1950 READ WITH SECTION 482 OF CPC, PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR AND COMPLAINT/SOURCE REPORT IN CRIME NO.03/2024 DTD 08.01.2024 REGISTERED BY T