LAWS(KAR)-2024-6-64

B.GURUPRASAD Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA

Decided On June 25, 2024
B.Guruprasad Appellant
V/S
STATE OF KARNATAKA Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioner/Karnataka Lokayukta Police, in Writ Petition 58257 of 2018 who is the respondent in Criminal Petition No.809 of 2019 calls in question an order dtd. 7/8/2017 passed by the 1st respondent by which sanction sought to prosecute the 2nd respondent is declined by the Competent Authority. Criminal Petition No.809 of 2019 is preferred by the Government servant seeking quashment of entire proceedings in Crime No.91 of 2012, in the light of sanction being declined as obtaining in the companion petition. Therefore, these petitions are taken up together and considered by this common order. For the sake of convenience the parties viz., Government servant and the Karnataka Lokayukta Police will be referred to hereinafter as, petitioner and the Lokayukta respectively, despite their ranking in these petitions.

(2.) Heard Sri B.S.Prasad, learned Special Public Prosecutor appearing for the Lokayukta, Sri Harish Ganapathi, learned High Court Government Pleader appearing for respondent No.1 in W.P.No.58257 of 2018 and Sri Sandeep S.Patil, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner/Government servant.

(3.) Facts, in brief, adumbrated are as follows:-