Sri. Manjunaths/O Chandrakaladhara v. the State of Karnataka
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High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench; W.P. No. 100680 of 2024 (GM-RES); decided 28-01-2025 by Justice Hemant Chandangoudar. Petitioner: Sri. Manjunath S/o. Chandrakaladhara, Grade-I Tahasildar (under suspension), Raichur district (counsel: Sri. Rajashekar K., Sri. V.M.Seelvant, Sri. Shivaraj Ballolli). Respondents: (1) State of Karnataka by Police Inspector, Karnataka Lokayuktha, Koppal (counsel: Sri. Santosh B.Malagoudar, SPP); (2) Sri. Rasool Sab S/o. Basha Sab, contractor, Gangavathi Taluk, Koppal (de facto complainant). Petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution sought quashing of FIR in Crime No. 9/2023 dated 18-11-2023 registered by Karnataka Lokayuktha Police for offences under Section 7(A) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (Amended Act, 2018) (Annexure-A), the de facto complainant's complaint (Annexure-B), and consequent proceedings before the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Koppal. Memo filed seeking leave to withdraw; petition dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file a fresh petition to challenge the charge sheet; pending applications disposed of as not surviving. No merits decided; no cases cited.