- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:514-DB CCC No. 889 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 889 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. MUTHOOT FINANCE LTD. COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT 1956, HEAD OFFICER OFFICE AT MUTHOOT CHAMBERS OPP: SARITHA THEATRE COMPLEX BENERJEE ROAD KOCHI-682 018 HAVING ONE OF ITS BRANCH AT: 1ST FLOOR, TAMBOLI BUILDING FORT ROAD, OLD HUBLI HUBLI-580 024, REP. BY ITS AUTHORIZED OFFICER SRI AJUMON P. GEORGE. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI ANISH JOSE ANTONY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560 001. Digitally signed by H K HEMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:514-DB CCC No. 889 of 2024 2. SAVINAYA B.G. AGE MAJOR WORKING AS POLICE SUB INSPECTOR J P NAGAR POLICE STATION J P NAGAR, BENGALURU KARNATAKA-560 097. …ACCUSED (BY SMT. PRAMODHINI KISHAN, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971 READ WITH ARTICLE 215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO PASS AN ORDER PUNISHING THE ACCUSED, FOR HAVING COMMITTED CONTEMPT OF THE ORDER PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WRIT PETITION NO.13691 OF 2014 DATED 04.06.2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-A, ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA) The present contempt petition is in respect of the directions issued in the order dated 04.06.2024 by learned Single Judge while disposing of Writ Petition No.13691 of 2024. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:514-DB CCC No. 889 of 2024 2. Learned advocate for the complainant fairly stated that similar directions were the subject matter of CCC No.890 of 2024 which was disposed by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court by the order dated 21.11.2024. 3. Following was observed by the Co-ordinate Bench while not entertaining the said contempt petition, "5. Having considered the submissions of learned advocates for the parties, it emerges that, the order of learned Single Judge contains two directions. Firstly, directing the Police to release the seized articles. Secondly, if the articles are to be produced before the jurisdictional Magistrate and the learned Magistrate is requested to release the same in favour of the complainant. 5.1 The seized articles are subjected to the jurisdiction of the learned magistrate. Thus, it is the second direction alone that can be enforced. In compliance of the said direction, the complainant has preferred application before the jurisdictional Magistrate. 6. In the above matter, it cannot be said that the order under contempt is breached. Undisputedly, the seized articles having been subjected to the jurisdiction of the learned Magistrate, it cannot be said that the respondents have committed any contempt. 7. In light of the above, the contempt petition would not survive for further consideration. Accordingly disposed of." - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:514-DB CCC No. 889 of 2024 Providing that similar observations will apply in this case also, the present contempt petition is not entertained and stands disposed of. SD/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE SD/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE VMB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 10