- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:9088 WP No. 690 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 690 OF 2023 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: M/S. SLV DEVELOPERS PVT. LTD., A COMPANY REGISTERED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT 1956, OFFICE AT NO.180, NTI LAYOUT VIDYARANYAPURA, BANGALORE - 560 097, REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE MISS. ANITHA S …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MAHESH S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY R.T. NAGAR POLICE STATION, BANGALORE, REP. BY HCGP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE- 560 001 2. ICICI BANK KALYAN NAGAR BRANCH BANGALORE- 560 043 REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:9088 WP No. 690 of 2023 3. HDFC BANK HENNUR BRANCH BANGALORE- 560 043 REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHAMANTH NAIK, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. R. KIRAN, ADVOCATE FOR R3; R2 SERVED) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE COMMUNICATION IN NATURE OF DIRECTION ISSUED BY THE R1 RT NAGAR POLICE VIDE ANNEXURE - H DATED 26.12.2022 BEARING NO. RTN/PS/CR NI/389/2022 U/S 420, 465, 468, 471, 467 R/W 34 OF IPC TO DEBIT -FREEZE THE ACCOUNT OF PETITIONER BEARING NO. 50200026568080 MAINTAINED AT R3 HDFC BANK, HENNUR BRANCH, BANGALORE AND PERMIT TO OPERATE BANK ACCOUNT AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioner is before this Court seeking the following prayers: "A) Issue a writ in the nature of certiorari quashing the communication in nature of direction issued by the 1st Respondent R.T. Nagar police vide Annexure H dated 26/12/2022 bearing no - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:9088 WP No. 690 of 2023 RTN/PS/Cr No/389/2022 U/s 420,465,468,471,47 r/w 34 of IPC to debit-freeze the account of petitioner bearing No.50200026568080 maintained at 3rd Respondent HDFC Bank, Hennur Branch, Bangalore and permit to operate bank account. B) Issue a writ in the nature of Mandamus directing 1st Respondent R.T. Nagar Police to instruct the 2nd Respondent ICICI Bank, Kalyan Nagar branch to defreeze the bank account if petitioner bearing No.74860500229 in 2nd respondent ICICI Bank, Kalyan Nagar branch. C) Issue a writ in the nature of Mandamus directing 1st Respondent R.T. Nagar Police to instruct the 3rd Respondent HDFC Bank, Hennur Branch, to defreeze the account of petitioner bearing 50200026568080 in HDFC Bank, Hennur Branch. D) Issue a writ in the nature of Mandamus directing the 2nd and 3rd respondents to allow the petitioner company to operate bank account of petitioner bearing No.748605000229 maintained at 2nd Respondent ICICI Bank, Kalyan Nagar branch, and Account No.50200026568080 maintained at 3rd Respondent HDFC Bank, Hennur Branch. E) To grant such other reliefs to the petitioner including costs of this petition, in the interest of justice." 2. This Court, as an interim prayer on 12.01.2023 had passed the following order: "Learned AGA waives notice for respondent No.1. Issue emergent notice to respondent Nos.2 and 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner is directed to serve a copy of the petition papers upon the learned AGA. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:9088 WP No. 690 of 2023 The petitioner calls in question the action of respondent No.1 in debit freezing the account of the petitioner owing to offences alleged against some other company. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that it has become difficult to pay the salary of the employees as the account is debit frozen. Therefore, the petitioner shall submit before the Investigating Officer the amount of salary that is to be disbursed to its employees. The account shall be permitted to be operated for disbursement of salary till the next date of hearing. List this matter on 20.01.2023." 3. The learned HCGP on instructions would submit that the entire account is now de-frozen and an application being allowed by the concerned Court. 4. In that light, nothing further would survive for consideration in the case at hand. Reserving liberty to avail of such remedy as is available in law, if need arises, the petition stands disposed. Sd/- ______________________ JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA JY List No.: 1 Sl No.: 21