- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25734 WP No. 7122 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 7122 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: MURALIDHARA S/O LATE M.V. JANARDHANA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER STATE BANK OF INDIA, LHO - ST. MARKS ROAD, BENGALURU-560001 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. DHYAN CHINNAPPA, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI. SHOWRI H.R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY POLICE INSPECTOR ECONOMIC OFFENCE WING (EOU) CENTRAL CRIME BRANCH, N.T. PET, BENGALURU-560002 2. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER HULIMAVU POLICE STATION, BENGALURU-560076 THE RESPONDENTS ARE REPRESENTED BY THE OFFICE OF THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU 3. ANDAL KUPPANNA W/O LATE N.S. KUPPANNA, AGED ABOUT 85 YEARS, R/AT NO 201, KUTEER BLISS APARTMENT, Digitally signed by MARKONAHALLI RAMU PRIYA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25734 WP No. 7122 of 2024 NOBO NAGARA, BANNERGHATTA ROAD, BENGALURU-560076 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K. NAGESHWARAPPA, HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR RESPONDENT NOS.1 AND 2; SRI. PAVAN A., ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTION 482 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973 PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME NO. 603/2023 FILED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 POLICE ON 30.12.2023 AND PRESENTLY INVESTIGATED BY RESPONDENT NO.1 POLICE FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 409, 420, 465, 468 471 READ WITH 34 IPC PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE I ACMM, BENGALURU IN SO FAR AS AGAINST THE PETITIONER (ANNEXURE-A). THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER In this petition, the petitioner seeks the following relief:- i) Issue writ of certiorari, by quashing the FIR in Crime No.603/2023 filed by Respondent No.2 police on 30.12.2023 and presently investigated by respondent No.1 police for the offence punishable under Sections 409, 420, 465, 468, 471 R/w 34 IPC pending on the file of the I ACMM, Bengaluru in so far as against the petitioner (Annexure-A). ii) Grand such other relief/s as this Hon'ble Court deems fit, in the interest of justice. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25734 WP No. 7122 of 2024 2. Heard the learned Senior counsel for the petitioner and the learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent Nos.1 and 2 and perused the material on record. 3. In view of demise of de-facto complainant/respondent No.3, the petition stands abated insofar as respondent No.3/de- facto complainant is concerned. 4. A perusal of the material on record would indicate that respondent No.3/de-facto complainant was the owner of certain immoveable property which was proposed to be sold in favour of one Bhaskar Krishna, pursuant to which, one Prashanth Kumar applied for a loan with the bank of which, the petitioner is the Assistant General Manager. In pursuance to the same, there were several transactions culminating in the disbursement of loan amount by the State Bank of India to the account of respondent No.3/de-facto complainant, who subsequently filed the instant complaint making allegations against four persons i.e., Bhaskar Krishna, Mahesh, Arun Diwakar and Manjunath (accused Nos.1 to 4). - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25734 WP No. 7122 of 2024 5. 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Subsequently, respondent No.1 caused arrest of the petitioner and showed him as accused No.6 in the remand application, subsequent to which, the petitioner was enlarged on - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25734 WP No. 7122 of 2024 bail. In this context, a perusal of the remand application and other material collected by respondent No.1 - police authorities is sufficient to come to the conclusion that the alleged offences as against the petitioner have not been established and the charge- sheet has already been filed against the remaining accused persons, which is currently pending in C.C.No.38115/2024 on the file of the I Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru. Under these circumstances, question of continuing the impugned proceedings against the petitioner would not arise in the facts and circumstances of the instant case and the same deserves to be quashed. 8. In the result, I pass the following: ORDER (i) The petition is hereby allowed. (ii) The impugned FIR in Crime No.603/2023 registered by Hulimavu Police Station and presently investigated by respondent No.1, for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 465, 468, 471, 417 read with Section 34 of IPC, pending on the file of - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25734 WP No. 7122 of 2024 the I Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru, is hereby quashed, insofar as petitioner is concerned. SD/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE PMR List No.: 2 Sl No.: 0