- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:2429 WP No. 22233 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 22233 OF 2021 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: ELGI EQUIPMENTS LTD., A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT 1956, HAVING ITS REGISTERED AND CORPORATE OFFICE, AT ELGI INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, TRICHY ROAD, SINGANALLUR, COIMBATORE-641 005. TAMIL NADU, REPRESENTED BY ITS VICE PRESIDENT LEGAL AND SECRETARIAL, MR. SHYAM VASUDEVAN, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, SON OF MR.R.VASUDEVAN. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. P.B.APPAIAH., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, BENGALURU CITY, OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, INFANTRY ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, BANASHANKARI POLICE STATION, NO.2, 9TH MAIN, 13TH CROSS, BANASHANKARI 2ND STAGE, BENGALURU-560 070. 3. HDFC BANK LIMITED, RICHMOND ROAD BRANCH, Digitally signed by PREMCHANDRA M R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:2429 WP No. 22233 of 2021 NO.8/24, SALCO CENTRE, RICHMOND ROAD, BENGALURU-560 025. REPRESENTED BY ITS BRANCH MANAGER. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MAHANTESH SHETTAR., AGA FOR R1 & 2, R3-SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, SEEKING CERTAIN RELIEFS. THIS WRIT PETITION IS LISTED FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, AN ORDER IS MADE AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER Sri.P.B.Appaiah., counsel for the petitioner has appeared through video conferencing. Sri.Mahantesh Shettar., AGA for respondents 1 and 2 has appeared in person. 2. The captioned Writ Petition is filed seeking a Writ of Certiorari to quash the Notice bearing No.BSK/CRM/148-2020 dated:19.09.2021 issued by respondent No.2 to respondent No.3 vide Annexure-A, in so far as it purports to freeze the bank account of the petitioner with respondent No.3 bearing Account No.00090310002062. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:2429 WP No. 22233 of 2021 3. Counsel for the respective parties urged several contentions. Heard the arguments and perused the Writ papers with care. 4. AGA on instruction submits that B-report has been filed in respect of Crime No.148/2020. AGA therefore, submits that an appropriate order may be passed. The oral submission made by AGA is placed on record. 5. Because of filing of B-report, the second respondent is hereby directed to de-freeze the Bank Account of the petitioner with the third respondent bearing Account No.00090310002062. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. Sd/- (JYOTI MULIMANI) JUDGE MRP List No.: 3 Sl No.: 11