Sri S Lakshman Singh Vs the State of Karnataka — Corruption | Karnataka HC (2025)

Sri S Lakshman Singh Vs the State of Karnataka — Corruption | Karnataka HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Disposed

Issue for consideration

Whether the order dated 31.8.2017 refusing discharge (Annexure-J) and the order dated 25.5.2015 taking cognizance (Annexure-J1) in FIR Crime No.23/2008 / Spl.C.C.No.226/2015 should be quashed and the petitioner's application for discharge (Annexure-G) allowed. (The issue was not adjudicated; the petition was disposed of as infructuous following the petitioner's acquittal.)

Ratio / Principle

In view of the disposal of the trial proceedings and the petitioner's acquittal of the offences punishable under Sections 13(1)(e) and Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, nothing further survives for consideration in the present petition, which has been rendered infructuous; the Court accordingly disposed of the petition as having become infructuous, accepting counsel's submission placed on record.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution filed by Sri S. Lakshman Singh praying to quash (i) the learned Magistrate's order dated 31.8.2017 refusing discharge (Annexure-J) in FIR Crime No.23/2008 before the Hon'ble XXIII Addl. City Civil and Sessions Judge and Special Judge for Prevention of Corruption Act, at Bengaluru City in Spl.C.C.No.226/2015, and (ii) the order of taking cognizance by the learned Magistrate dated 25.5.2015 (Annexure-J1), and to allow the petitioner's application for discharge (Annexure-G). During pendency of the petition, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the impugned proceedings before the XXIII Addl. City Civil & Sessions Judge, Special Judge, Bengaluru had been disposed of and the petitioner acquitted of the alleged offences punishable under Sections 13(1)(e) and Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 vide final order dated 27.04.2019, leaving nothing to be considered. Placing the submission on record, the High Court (S.R. Krishna Kumar, J.) disposed of the petition as having become infructuous.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 23^RD DAY OF JUNE, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR

WRIT PETITION NO.48047 OF 2017 (GM-RES)

BETWEEN:

SRI.S. LAKSHMAN SINGH S/O LATE SEETHARAM SINGH AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT NO.502, 7^TH CROSS HAL 3^RD STAGE, BENGALURU-560075

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI.ANUSHA L., ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA HOME DEPARTMENT REP. BY ITS HOME SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE-560001

Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M

Location: High Court of Karnataka

SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE CITY DIVISION KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA M.S. BUILDING, VIDHANA VEEDHI

BANGALORE-560001

DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE CITY DIVISION, KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA M.S. BUILDING, VIDHANA VEEDHI BANGALORE-560001

INSPECTOR OF POLICE CITY DIVISION, KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA M.S. BUILDING, VIDHANA VEEDHI BANGALORE-560001

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.VENKAT SATYANARAYAN A., HCGP FOR R1; SRI.B.S.PRASAD., ADVOCATE FOR R2 TO R4)

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THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDAI, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER OF THE LEARNED MAGISTRATE IN REFUSAL TO DISCHARGE VIDE ORDER DTD.31.8.2017 IN FIR CRIME NO.23/2008 BEFORE THE HON'BLE XXIII ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND SPECIAL JUDGE FOR PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT, AT BENGALURU CITY IN SPL.C.C.NO.226/2015 AS PER ANNEXURE-J AND ALSO THE ORDER OF TAKING COGNIZANCE BY THE LEARNED MAGISTRATE VIDE ITS ORDER DTD.25.5.2015 VIDE ANNEXURE-J1 AND ALLOW THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER FOR DISCHARGE AS PER THE ANNEXURE-G AND ETC.

THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP , THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR

ORAL ORDER

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that during pendency of the present petition, the impugned proceedings in Spl.C.C.No.226/2025 before the XXIII Addl. City Civil & Sessions Judge, Special Judge, Bengaluru, has been disposed of and the petitioner has been acquitted of the alleged offences punishable under Sections 13(1)(e) and Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, vide final order dated 27.04.2019 and as such, nothing further survives for consideration in the present

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petition and that the present petition has been rendered

infructuous.

The said submission is placed on record.

Accordingly, petition is disposed of as having become

infructuous.

Sd/(S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE

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