Petition sought quashing of a Lokayuktha FIR registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act. Petitioner withdrew via memo; petition dismissed as withdrawn.
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NC: 2024:KHC:218 CRL.P No. 5040 of 2022
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF JANUARY, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.NATARAJAN CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5040 OF 2022
BETWEEN:
MR. SANTOSH HIPPARAGI, S/O SHIVARAJU, (ACTUAL NAME: SHIVARAY), AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, ASSISTANT LABOUR COMMISSIONER, (DIVISION-3), KARMIKA BHAVANA, R/O NO.A205, GANARIDHI APARTMENT, UPADYAY LAYOUT, NAGADEVANAHALLI, BENGLAURU - 56
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI. PARAMESHWAR N HEGDE, ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by YAMUNA K L Location: High Court of Karnataka
NC: 2024:KHC:218 CRL.P No. 5040 of 2022
MALUR,
KOLAR DISTRICT - 563 160.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. B.B. PATIL, SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENT/ LOKAYUKTHA)
THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.46/2020 REGISTERED ON 01.12.2020 BY THE RESPONDENT POLICE FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 7(a) OF PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT AND PENDING ON THE FILE OF XXIII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo dated
23.09.2023 seeking for withdrawal of the petition.
Sd/JUDGE
ykl List No.: 1 Sl No.: 11 CT:SNN
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the FIR in Crime No. 46/2020 under S.7(a) PC Act should be quashed.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Santosh Hipparagi
Karnataka Lokayuktha Police, Bangalore Division
Shamacharya Tupsakri
K.Natarajan
As recorded by the court registry
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