Section 117(9) in Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993
(9)All prosecutions instituted by or on behalf of the existing Grama Panchayats or any officer of such Grama Panchayats, pending immediately before the specified date shall be continued by or against the interim Grama Panchayat or the amalgamated Grama Panchayat, as the case may be.