- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20165 WP No. 14252 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S RACHAIAH WRIT PETITION NO. 14252 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. G. SATYANARAYANA VARMA S/O G.VENKAT RAJU AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS R/AT FLAT NO.G2 S.R.AVENUE, BRINDAVAN COLONY HYDER NAGAR, KUKATPALLY HYDERABAD – 500 072 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ASHWIN KUMAR H, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY CID/HIGH GROUNDS POLICE BY SPECIAL INVESTIGATION TEAM REP. BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU – 560 001 2. SPECIAL INVESTIGATION OFFICER CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT CARLTON ROAD, PALACE ROAD BENGALURU – 560 001 3. CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE (PRISONS), CENTRAL PRISON PARAPPANA AGRAHARA ELECTRONIC CITY BENGALURU – 560 100 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.JAGADEESH B.N., ADDL.SPP A/W SMT. WAHEEDA, HCGP) Digitally signed by SREEDHARAN BANGALORE SUSHMA LAKSHMI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20165 WP No. 14252 of 2025 THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTION 482 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973 AND SECTION 528 OF THE BHARTIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023 PRAYING TO DECLARE THAT THE ARREST OF THE PETITIONER DATED 11.06.2024 CRIME NO.118/2024 PENDING BEFORE THE XXIII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND SPL. JUDGE (P.C.ACT) AT BENGLAURU IS ILLEGAL AND CONSEQUENTLY, RELEASE THE PETITIONER FROM THE JUDICIAL CUSTODY FORTHWITH WITH A DIRECTION TO THE R-3 TO RELEASE THE PETITIONER HEREIN AND FURTHER QUASH THE REMAND ORDER DATED 26.06.2024 AS PER ANNEXURE-F IN SO FAR AS PETITIONER IS CONCERNED. THIS PETITION HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED ON 22.05.2025, COMING ON FOR PRONOUNCEMENT OF ORDER, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S RACHAIAH CAV ORDER 1. The petitioner is seeking the relief to declare that his arrest dated 11.06.2024 in Crime No.118/2024 is illegal and he is further seeking to release him from the judicial custody forthwith. In the nutshell, the facts of the case are: 2. The petitioner being accused No.1 has hatched a conspiracy to knock off the amount which was in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20165 WP No. 14252 of 2025 Development Corporation (for short ‘Corporation’). As per the averments of the charge sheet, the accused No.1 is stated to have committed misappropriation of funds, by joining hands with others, for a sum of Rs.94,73,08,500/-. Therefore, a case came to be registered against all the accused. 3. The petitioner is before this Court seeking relief on the ground that he was not given the grounds of arrest, which was required to be given as per the findings of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Vihaan Kumar v. State of Haryana and Another1. 4. It is further submitted that the other accused have been released by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court on the ground that Grounds of arrest was not given to the accused. Making such submissions, learned counsel for the petitioner prays to allow the petition. 5. Per contra, learned High Court Government Pleader for the State vehemently argued the matter by contending inter alia that the petitioner is standing on a different footing than others. He is the mastermind behind the 1 2025 SCC Online SC 269 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20165 WP No. 14252 of 2025 entire scheme, which would indicate that he hatched a conspiracy with others, to knock off the amount lying in the Corporation. Moreover, there are several cases pending against the petitioner in respect of similar offences. Therefore, the petition has to be rejected. Making such submissions, learned High Court Government pleader prays to reject the petition. 6. Having heard the learned counsel for the respective parties and also perused the averments of the complaint and charge sheet, the petitioner is stated to have involved in huge financial fraud at different States. In the earlier round, his bail petition has been rejected by the Co-ordinate bench of this Court on 18.03.2025. Though the learned counsel for the petitioner brought to the notice of this Court that the Grounds of arrest has not been given to the accused, however, at this stage, both the parties have not produced any documents in that regard. Moreover, the petitioner has involved in many such cases. Therefore, the petitioner is not entitled for the relief, as sought for, on that ground. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20165 WP No. 14252 of 2025 7. In the light of the observation made above, I proceed to pass the following: ORDER The Writ Petition stands dismissed. SD/- (S RACHAIAH) JUDGE BSS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 74