- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26985 CRL.RP No. 398 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION No. 398 OF 2020 BETWEEN: THE INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT BY ITS ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX(TDS) CIRCLE-1(1), H.M.T. BHAVAN BELLARY ROAD BANGALORE – 560 032. …PETITIONER (BY SRI E I SANMATHI, ADVOCATE – V.C) AND: A RAGHUNATHAN CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER M/S KING FISHER AIRLINES LIMITED No.35/2 CUNNINGHAM ROAD BANGALORE – 560 054. …RESPONDENT THIS CRL.RP IS FILED UNDER SECTION 397 READ WITH SECTION 401 OF Cr.P.C PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS IN C.C.No.199/2016 ON THE FILE FO THE SPECIAL COURT FOR ECONOMIC OFFENCES AT BANGALORE AND SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF DISCHARGE OF RESPONDENT VIDE ITS ORDER DATED 03.08.2019 AND ETC., Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26985 CRL.RP No. 398 of 2020 THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL ORDER This revision petition is filed challenging the order passed by the Special Court for Economic Offences, Bangalore where under discharge application filed by the respondent has been allowed. The Court which passed the impugned order is presided by the Judicial Magistrate who is subordinate to the Sessions Court. Propriety demands that Criminal Revision Petition lies to the Sessions Court even though there is concurrent jurisdiction of this Court to entertain this Criminal Revision Petition. Hence, this Criminal Revision Petition is transferred to the Sessions Court. 2. Registry is directed to send the records of this revision petition to the Sessions Court having jurisdiction. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26985 CRL.RP No. 398 of 2020 3. For the purpose of statistics, this revision petition is disposed of. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE DKB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 8