- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24917 CRL.RP No. 226 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 226 OF 2025 BETWEEN: MR. MANJESH S/O KITTE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, WORKING AS MANAGER, AT M/S VDB WHITEFIELD DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE LIMITED, BENGALURU, R/O NO.72, IST CROSS, KEMPEGOWDA NAGAR, T DASARAHALLI, BENGALURU-560 057 ALSO AT DODDANAHALLI VILLAGE, NAGAMANGALA TALUK, MANDYA. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. LAKAMAPURMATH CHIDANANDAYYA, ADVOCATE) AND: CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION REPRESENTED BY ITS INSPECTOR OF POLICE, GANGANAGAR, HEBBAL, BENGALURU-560 032 BY ITS SPL.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. RAHUL KRISHNA REDDY P., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. PRASANNA KUMAR P., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24917 CRL.RP No. 226 of 2025 THIS CRL.RP IS FILED UNDER SECTION 397 READ WITH SECTION 401(FILED U/S.438 R/W SEC.442 BNSS) CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 19.10.2024 PASSED BY THE LEARNED XVII ADDL. CJM BENGALURU (SPL.COURT FOR CBI CASES) IN C.C.NO.203/2023 AND ALLOW THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER U/S.227 R/W SEC.239 OF CRPC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner is present. 2. Learned counsel for the respondent is present. 3. This Criminal Revision Petition is filed challenging the order passed by the XVII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru (Special Court for CBI cases) dismissing the discharge application filed under Sections 227 and 239 of Cr.P.C by the petitioner –accused No.4. The Court which passed the impugned order is sub- ordinate to the Sessions Court. There are no special reasons for entertaining this Criminal Revision Petition bypassing the Sessions Court. Proprietary demands that - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24917 CRL.RP No. 226 of 2025 the orders passed by the Magistrate have to be challenged before Sessions Court even though this Court is having concurrent jurisdiction to entertain this Criminal Revision Petition. 4. Hence, this Criminal Revision Petition is ordered to be transferred to the Sessions Court having jurisdiction. 5. Registry is directed to send records of this Criminal Revision Petition to Sessions Court having jurisdiction. 6. For the purpose of statistics, this Criminal Revision Petition is disposed of. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE DSP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 0