- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49286 WP No.17760 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.17760 OF 2022 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. KURAPATI VENKATA DURGA PRASAD S/O SRI KURAPATI RATNARAO, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/AT NO.84, NOST APARTMENT 1ST FLOOR, 13TH CROSS, LAKSHAMIAH BLOCK, GANGANAGAR, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA-560024. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VINAY HUTTAPPA, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. GAUTAM SHREEDHAR BHARADWAJ, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SR. INSPECTOR OF POLICE ECONOMIC OFFENCES WING POLICE HEADQUARTERS NEW BUILDING 3RD FLOOR, D N ROAD, MUMBAI-400001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. MAHANTESH SHETTAR, AGA) Digitally signed by ARUNKUMAR M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49286 WP No.17760 of 2022 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH ALL ACTIONS QUA THE PETITIONER IN RELATION TO PRELIMINARY INQUIRY NO.107/2022, E.O.W., MUMBAI, PENDING BEFORE THE RESPONDENT; AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER 1. In this writ petition, petitioner is assailing the impugned notice dated 11.08.2022 (Annexure-A) and the notice dated 26.08.2022 (Annexure-B) with regard to the preliminary enquiry No.107/2022 issued by the Senior Inspector of Police, Housing-1, Economic Offences Wing, Opp. Crawford Market, Fort, Mumbai-1. 2. This Court by order dated 08.09.2022 has protected the interest of the petitioner herein, and the order reads as under: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49286 WP No.17760 of 2022 " Issue emergent notice. Petitioner to appear before the police pursuant to notice in question. It is open to the respondent - Police to conduct the enquiry of the kind as mentioned in the subject notice. It is made clear that petitioners shall not be arrested and detained. However, they shall cooperate with enquiry as & when required." 3. Taking into consideration the factual aspects on record, I am of the view that, since the investigating agency - respondent is at Mumbai, I am of the view that, no interference is called for in this writ petition. 4. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. SD/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE sac List No.: 1 Sl No.: 40