- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39981 CRL.P No. 12946 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 12946 OF 2025 BETWEEN: MR. SANJEEV KUMAR RAI S/O MR. UDAY NARAYAN RAI, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, PROPRIETOR, INVESTORS FUND SERVICES, NO. 539, 3RD FLOOR, CMH ROAD, INDIRANAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 038 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ANIL KUMAR M.V., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, (MR. M.N. NAGARAJ) CENTRAL CRIME BRANCH, ECONOMIC OFFENCES WING, (E.O.W) BENGALURU. REP BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 2. MRS. PREMA VENKATARAMAN W/O LATE MR. VENKATARAMAN, Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39981 CRL.P No. 12946 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 83 YEARS, R/AT NO. 198, 14TH CROSS, 3RD MAIN, RMV 2ND STAGE, HIG COLONY, BENGALURU - 560 094 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. JAGADEESHA B.N., ADDL. SPP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.P.C (U/S 528 BNSS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO a) QUASH THE COMPLAINT DTD 29.04.2025 (ANNEXURE-A) FILED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 AGAINST THE PETITIONER WHICH IS PENDING FOR ENQUIRY/INVESTIGATION BEFORE THE RESPONDENT NO.1 POLICE, IN CASE NO.ACP/CCB/EOW/Pet/47/2025 AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER Office has raised an objection regarding maintainability of the petition. 2. It is not in dispute that no case is registered against the petitioner. However, his grievance is that there is a complaint lodged by the second respondent to the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39981 CRL.P No. 12946 of 2025 Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru City, vide Annexure-A, consequent to which there is an enquiry initiated without adhering to the mandatory procedure. 3. In exercise of the jurisdiction vested under Section 528 of the BNSS, 2023, the grievance of the petitioner cannot be entertained, as there is no order passed or proceedings pending before any Court. Petitioner is at liberty to pursue remedies as are available to him under law. With the said observation, petition is dismissed. 4. I.A.No.1/2025 and I.A.No.2/2025 are disposed of. 5. Registry shall return the documents at Annexure-E to the learned counsel for the petitioner, retaining the photocopies of the same. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE LDC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 11