The High Court of Karnataka dismissed a criminal petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quash an FIR as the Criminal Petitioner withdrew the prayer on record, rendering it infructuous. Consequently, the interim application was also dismissed.
Criminal Petition dismissed as withdrawn; Interim Application dismissed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 08TH DAY OF JUNE, 2022
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M. NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION No.839 OF 2020
BETWEEN:
K.GANGADHARA S/O KESHAVAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/AT: NO. 35, KODIGEHALLI BENGALURU – 560 092.
... PETITIONER
(BY SRI ARUN G., ADVOCATE)
AND:
STATE BY ANTI CORRUPTION BUREAU BENGALURU (ACB) BENGALURU – 560 001.
(REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT COMPLEX)
... RESPONDENT
(BY SRI P.N.MANMOHAN, ADVOCATE)
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR AND COMPLAINT IN CR.NO.39/2019 AGAINST THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1 FOR ALLEGED OFFENCE P/U/S 7(a), 7A AND 8 OF PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION (AMENDMENT) ACT OF RESPONDENT/ANTI-
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CORRUPTION BUREAU, BANGALORE CITY DIVISION, BANGALORE WHICH IS ON THE FILE OF XXIII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU BY ALLOWING THE ABOVE MEMORANDUM OF CRIMINAL PETITION U/S 482 OF CR.P.C.,
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking to withdraw the criminal petition on the ground that the petition is rendered infructuous in view of filing of the chargesheet.
Placing the memo on record, criminal petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
As a consequence, I.A.No.1/2020 also stands dismissed.
Sd/JUDGE
bkp CT:MJ
K.Gangadhara
State by Anti Corruption Bureau Bengaluru
M.Nagaprasanna
As recorded by the court registry
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