IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA CIRCUIT BENCH. DHARAWAD Dated the 5th day of April 2011 :BEFORE: HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE : V.JAGANNATHAN CRIMINAL PETiTION No. 10347 / 2011 BETWEEN: Neelakantha, S/o Basalingappa Mathad, (B.Neelakantha), Age: 42 years, 0cc: Service, R/o Kumareshwara Nagara, Dharawad. Petitioner (By Sri B.V.Somapur, Advocate.> AND: The State of Karnataka, rept. by Police Inspector, Lokayuktha Police, Haven, District Haven. Respondent (By Sri M.B.Gundawade, Advocate.) Criminal Petition filed under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. praying to quash the entire proceedings initiated against the petitioner in Spl. (SVC) C.C.No. 1/2007 under Sections 7, 13(l)(d) r/w 13(2) of the P.C.Act, pending on the file of the Special Judge, Haven. This petition coming on for admission this day, the court made the following ORDER Heard petitioner’s counsel Shri B.V.Somapur and learned counsel Shri M.B.Gundawade, who is directed to take notice for the respondent-Lokayuktha Police. 2. The petitioner is before this court seeking quashing of the proceedings initiated against him in Spi. (SVC) C.C.No. 1/2007 on the file of the Special Judge, Haven. 3. The allegations against the petitioner, in short, are that, he demanded Rs.3,000/— from the complainant to sanction borewell to the complainant under Ganga Kalyana Yojane of the Government and the complainant informed the Lokayuktha police, who conducted raid which was successful and the petitioner was trapped. A case was registered against the petitioner in respect of the offences punishable under Sections 7, 13(l)(d) r/w 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. 4. The submission of the petitioner’s counsel is that the case is now at the stage of fixing trial and moreover, his contention is that, the petitioner did not accept the bribe amount. 5. Having thus heard the petitioner’s counsel and taking note of the fact that, subsequent to the filing of the charge sheet the case is now set down for trial as submitted by the petitioner’s counsel, this court cannot interfere at this stage under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. and all the contentions put forward touching upon the merits of the case can be taken up by the petitioner before the trial court on merits. 6. Therefore, without making any further observations, this petition is rejected. However, the dismissal of this petition will not come in the way of the petitioner taking all the grounds that are available to him before the trial court on merits. 4 Shri Gundawade, learned counsel for the respondent-Lokayuktha police is permitted to file vakalath within three weeks. In view of the dismissal of the criminal petition, the question of considering the stay application does not arise. Sd! JUDGE ckc/-