Petitioner challenged preliminary investigation proceedings via writ petition urging quashing of the source report and FIR registration. Court dismissed the petition as infructuous upon filing of the B-report during pendency.
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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 HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR WRIT PETITION NO.28764 OF 2017 (GM-RES)
BETWEEN:
K.T. HALASWAMY S/O K. THIMMAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS JOINT COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, R/AT NO.503, VAISHANAVI SPLENDOR, 6TH CROSS, OPP: 80 FEET ROAD, BENGALURU-560 094.
... PETITIONER
(BY SRI. D. SADASHIVA, ADVOCATE)
AND:
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ANTI CORRUPTION BUREAU POLICE, BENGALURU RURAL, REPRESENTED BY SPL. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, BENGALURU-560 001.
... RESPONDENT
(BY SRI. P.N. MANMOHAN, ADVOCATE)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION SOURCE REPORT DATED 14TH JUNE, 2017 SUBMITTED BY SRI. HALAPPA S.N., INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAUBENGALURU RURAL AT ANNEXURE-A; AND PROCEEDINGS DATED 15TH JUNE, 2017 ISSUED BY SMT. UMA PRASHANTH, SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU, CENTRAL RANGE, BENGALURU AUTHORISING THE DEPUTY
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SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU, BENGALURU RURAL TO REGISTER THE SAME AS FIR ANNEXURE-B AND CONDUCT INVESTIGATION THEREON AND CONSEQUENTLY THE REPORT OF THE FIRST INFORMATION DATED 15TH JUNE, 2017 VIDE ANNEXURE-C REGISTERED BY SRI. KODANDA RAM, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU, BENGALURU AND ALL FURTHER INVESTIGATION PURSUANT TO THEM.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R
Learned counsel appearing for petitioner submits that the matter has become infructuous in view of the filing of ‘B’ report during the pendency of this petition. Submission is placed on record.
Writ petition is accordingly dismissed as having
become infructuous.
Sd/JUDGE
ARK
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K.T. Halaswamy
The State of Karnataka by Anti Corruption Bureau Police
Hemant Chandangoudar
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