- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:3069 WP No. 1137 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 1137 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: MAAYA GAMING AND TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED HAVING ITS REGISTERED ADDRESS AT REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY YATHISH L GOWDA NO. 1215, 3RD FLOOR, STAR BLUE 22ND CROSS, HSR LAYOUT, BANGALORE SOUTH BANGALORE – 560 102 REGISTRERED UNDER COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHEMENT UNDER KARNATAKA SHOPS AND COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHEMENT ACT, 1961. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. DHANUSH MENON.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY CHIEF SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU- 560 001. 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY INDIRANAGAR P.S REP. BY THE SPP OFFICE, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA. BENGALURU-560 001. 3. SUDHARSHAN H V AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/A AND WORKING AS POLICE INSPECTOR, INDIRANAGAR POLICE STATION, BENGALURU- 560 038. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. M.M. WAHEEDA, HCGP) Digitally signed by LEELAVATHI S R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:3069 WP No. 1137 of 2025 THIS W.P IS FILED UNDER ARTICELS 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTION 482 OF THE CPC, PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE 2ND RESPONDENT -INDIRANAGAR POLICE STATION IN CRIME NO.155/20024 DATED 11.06.2024, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HONOURABLE COURT OF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE (TRAFFIC COURT-1), MAYOHALL, BANGALORE CITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER In this petition, petitioner seeks for the following reliefs:- “ i. Issue appropriate writ or order or direction in the nature of mandamus, directing the 2nd Respondent- Indiranagar Police Station in Crime No. 155/2024 dated: 11.06.2024, pending on the file of the Honourable Court of Metropolitan Magistrate (Traffic Court-1), Mayohall, Bangalore City to: A. Pass an appropriate order/direction to defreeze the bank account of the petitioner and the petitioner be permitted to operate the same and; Account Name : MAAYA GAMING AND TECHNOLOGEIS PVT LTD. A/C No : 409002137897 IFSC : RATN0000254 BANK : RBL BANK LTD BRANCH : HSR LAYOUT BRANCH, BANGALORE COMPANY CIF: 203153148 ii. Issue such other writ or order or direction or relief as this Hon’ble Court would deem fit in the facts and circumstances of the case.” - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:3069 WP No. 1137 of 2025 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned HCGP for the respondents – State and perused the material on record. 3. A perusal of the material on record will indicate that pursuant to the FIR in Crime No.155/2024 dated 11.06.2024, the account of the petitioner in RBL Bank Ltd., HSR Layout Branch, Bangalore, was frozen by the respondents – police authorities. Subsequently, vide order dated 03.12.2024 passed in Crl.P.No.5658/2024, the aforesaid proceedings in Crime No.155/2024 have been quashed by the co-ordinate Bench of this Court holding as under:- “ (i) Criminal Petition is allowed. (ii) The order under Section 155(2) of Cr.P.C. dated: 11.06.2024 passed by the Metropolitan Magistrate, Traffic Court-I, Bangalore in NCR No. 313 of 2024 and the FIR registered in Crime No. 155 of 2024 stands quashed. (iii) It is made clear that all the directions issued by the respective Benches which dealt with the cases of the petitioners and like are to be followed in letter and spirit by the petitioners.” 4. In view of the quashment of the proceedings in Crime No.155/2024 passed by the co-ordinate Bench of is Court in - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:3069 WP No. 1137 of 2025 Crl.P.No.5658/2024, the question of freezing order of the petitioner’s Bank account does not arise and accordingly, necessary directions are to be issued to the respondents to defreeze the account as sought for by the petitioner. 5. In the result, I pass the following:- ORDER (i) Petition is hereby allowed. (ii) The FIR in Crime No.155/2024 dated 11.06.2024 registered by the 2nd respondent – Police, pending on the file of Metropolitan Magistrate (Traffic Court-1), Bangalore, insofar as the petitioner is concerned, are hereby quashed. (iii) The concerned respondents – police authorities are hereby directed to defreeze the Bank account of the petitioner as sought for in prayer(ii) immediately upon a receipt of a copy of this order. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE Srl.