Research › Search › Judgment

High Court of Karnataka · body

2025 DAILYLAW 17667 (KAR)

REVERIE LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED v. USHA GUPTA

CRL.P/1890/2024 · 2025-01-27

Mohammad Nawaz

body2025

Judgment text

Extracted from the PDF above. The PDF is authoritative.

- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:3572 CRL.P No. 1890 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 1874 of 2024 CRL.P No. 1882 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1890 OF 2024 C/W CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1874 OF 2024 CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1882 OF 2024 IN CRL.P No. 1890/2024 BETWEEN: REVERIE LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED HAVING REGISTERED OFFICE AT 5TH FLOOR, JIO AVANA, 39/14, SARJAPUR - MARATHAHALLI ROAD, IBBALUR, BELLANDUR, BENGALURU-560 102. REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY, MS. SANJUKTA PAUL. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SNEHIL BALANI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. A.S. VISHWAJITH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. USHA GUPTA W/O S.D. GUPTA, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, R/O HOUSE NO.C-4/4, SRS FLATS, NEAR PVR CINEMA, SAKET, HAUZ KHAS, SOUTH DELHI, DELHI-110 017. Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:3572 CRL.P No. 1890 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 1874 of 2024 CRL.P No. 1882 of 2024 2. SHIKHA GUPTA W/O LATE ASHISH GUPTA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/O HOUSE NO.52, ASHOKA CRESCENT MARG, DLF PHASE- 1, GURUGRAM, HARYANA – 122 002. 3. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BELLANDUR POLICE STATION, BENGALURU, REPRESENTED BY SPP, HIGH COURT BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ANJAN DEV NARAYANA, ADV. FOR R1; SRI. ASHISH KRUPAKAR, ADV. FOR R2; SRI. RANGASWAMY R., HCGP FOR R3) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439(2) CR.PC PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 17.02.2023 PASSED BY THE LXIV ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU (CCH- 65) IN CRL.MISC.NO.1296/2023 AND CANCEL THE BAIL GRANTED TO THE RESPONDEDNT NO.1 AND THE RESPONDENT NO.2 IN CONNECTION WITH CRIME NO.265/2022 REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3 POLICE FOR OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 120B, 201, 408, 420, 465, 468, 471 R/W 34 OF INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860 AND DIRECT THAT THE RESPONDENT NO.1 AND THE RESPONDENT NO.2 BE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY FORTHWITH. IN CRL.P NO. 1874/2024 BETWEEN: REVERIE LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED HAVING REGISTERED OFFICE AT 5TH FLOOR, JIO AVANA, 39/14, SARJAPUR - MARATHAHALLI ROAD, - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:3572 CRL.P No. 1890 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 1874 of 2024 CRL.P No. 1882 of 2024 IBBALUR, BELLANDUR, BENGALURU-560 102. REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY, MS. SANJUKTA PAUL. ...PETITIONER (BY SRI. SNEHIL BALANI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. A.S. VISHWAJITH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SUNIL JINDAL S/O. P.C. JINDAL, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/O. 13142-B, STREET NO.-8, NEAR YOG ASHRAM, SHIV COLONY, BATHINDA, PUNJAB-151001. 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BELLANDUR POLICE STATION, BENGALURU, REPRESENTED BY SPP, HIGH COURT BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. PRAVEEN C., ADV. FOR R1; SRI. RANGASWAMY R., HCGP FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439(2) CR.PC PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 16.12.2022 PASSED BY THE LXIV ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU (CCH-65) IN CRL.MISC.NO.12081/2022 AND CANCEL THE BAIL GRANTED TO THE RESPONDEDNT NO.1 IN CONNECTION WITH CRIME NO.265/2022 REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 POLICE FOR OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 120B, 201, 408, 420, 465, 468, 471 R/W 34 OF INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860 AND DIRECT THAT THE - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:3572 CRL.P No. 1890 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 1874 of 2024 CRL.P No. 1882 of 2024 RESPONDENT NO.1 BE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY FORTHWITH. IN CRL.P NO. 1882/2024 BETWEEN: REVERIE LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED HAVING REGISTERED OFFICE AT 5TH FLOOR, JIO AVANA, 39/14, SARJAPUR - MARATHAHALLI ROAD, IBBALUR, BELLANDUR, BENGALURU-560 102. REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY, MS. SANJUKTA PAUL. ...PETITIONER (BY SRI. SNEHIL BALANI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. A.S. VISHWAJITH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MANIK ANAND S/O. R.K. ANAND, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/O NO.A-3/114, GF, NEAR COMMUNITY CENTRE, JANAKPURI, WEST DELHI, PIN-110 058. 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BELLANDUR POLICE STATION, BENGALURU, REPRESENTED BY SPP, HIGH COURT BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. PRAVEEN C., ADV. FOR R1; SRI. RANGASWAMY R., HCGP FOR R2) - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:3572 CRL.P No. 1890 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 1874 of 2024 CRL.P No. 1882 of 2024 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439(2) CR.PC PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 22.12.2022 PASSED BY THE LXIV ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU (CCH- 65) IN CRL.MISC.NO.12441/2022 AND CANCEL THE BAIL GRANTED TO THE RESPONDEDNT NO.1 IN CONNECTION WITH CRIME NO.265/2022 REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 POLICE FOR OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 120B, 201, 408, 420, 465, 468, 471 R/W 34 OF INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860 AND DIRECT THAT THE RESPONDENT NO.1 BE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY FORTHWITH. THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER These petitions seeking cancellation of bail arise out of Crime No.265/2022 of Bellandur Police Station, Bengaluru City. 2. FIR is registered on a complaint lodged by one Mohammed Rizwan son of Mohammed Khaleel of ‘Reverie Language Technologies Limited’, Ibbalur, Bengaluru City. Against 9 named accused, for offences punishable under - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC:3572 CRL.P No. 1890 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 1874 of 2024 CRL.P No. 1882 of 2024 Section 120B, 201, 408, 420 465, 468 and 471 r/w 34 of IPC. 3. Grant of bail to accused Nos.1 to 5, 8 and 9 are challenged in these petitions by ‘Reverie Language Technologies Limited’ represented by its authorized signatory M/s Sanjukta Paul. 4. Learned High Court Government Pleader has submitted that after completion of investigation, now charge sheet has been filed only against accused Nos.1 to 3 and further investigation is on in so far as other accused are concerned. He has submitted that accused Nos.4 to 9 are not charge sheeted as of now. 5. Charge sheet is filed against accused Nos.1 to 3 for offences punishable under Section 120B, 420, 408 r/w 34 of IPC. The rest of the accused namely accused Nos.4 to 9 are not charge sheeted. Hence, the petitions seeking cancellation of bail in so far as accused Nos.4, 5, 8 and 9 in Crl.P No.1874/2024, Crl.P No.1882/2024 and Crl.P No.1890/2024 may not survive for consideration. - 7 - NC: 2025:KHC:3572 CRL.P No. 1890 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 1874 of 2024 CRL.P No. 1882 of 2024 6. Learned counsel appearing for respondents namely accused Nos.1 to 3 in Crl.P No.1885/2024, Crl.P No.1873/2024 and Crl.P No.1891/2024 submits that he will file statement of objections to the petitions seeking cancellation of bail of the said accused. 7. In view of the above, Crl.P No.1890/2024, Crl.P No.1874/2024 and Crl.P No.1882/2024 are dismissed. 8. Delink Crl.P No.1885/2024, Crl.P No.1873/2024 and Crl.P No.1891/2024 and list the said petitions separately. It is open for the petitioner/complainant to seek his remedy against the accused not charge sheeted, in accordance with law. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE HB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14 Ct:ra