- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25591 WP No. 23464 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV WRIT PETITION NO. 23464 OF 2024 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: IDBI BANK LIMITED, A COMPANY INCORPORATED AND REGISTERED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956, AND A BANKING COMPANY HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT IDBI TOWER, W.T.C. COMPLEX, CUFFE PARADE, COLABA, MUMBAI 400 005 REPRESENTED BY AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY MR. VARUN RAVINDRAN, DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER/ BRANCH HEAD, IDBI BANK, HIGHLAND ROAD BRANCH FALNIR, MANGALURU. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. S. MAHESH, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. JINENDRA B., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, PLOT NO.5-B, CGO COMPLEX, LODHI ROAD, NEW DELHI-110 003, REP. BY ITS DIRECTOR. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE MANGALURU CITY, STATE BANK, MANGALURU -575 001. Digitally signed by PRAKASH N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25591 WP No. 23464 of 2024 REP BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU -560 001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. PRASANNA KUMAR P., ADVOCATE FOR R1 SMT. K.P.YASHODHA, AGA FOR R2) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R1 CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION TO REGISTER THE FIR ON THE COMPLAINT OF PETITIONER DATED 13/06/2024 AS PER ANNX-L AND DIRECT THE R1 CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION TO INVESTIGATE THE MATTER AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV ORAL ORDER The present petition has been filed seeking for issuance of Writ in nature of mandamus to direct respondent No.1 - Central Bureau of Investigation to register an FIR on the complaint of the petitioner dated 13.06.2024. Various contentions have been raised by the petitioner regarding the necessity for CBI to take up the investigation. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25591 WP No. 23464 of 2024 2. Reliance is also placed on the correspondences with the CBI by the petitioner - Bank at Annexure - F, G, J, K and M. 3. After hearing the matter for sometime, it is noticed that the petition has been pending since the year 2024 while the offences complained of require prompt investigation. While keeping open all other legal contentions urged, it would be appropriate that the complaint of the petitioner at Annexure - E be taken note of by the respondent No.2 - The Commissioner of Police and appropriate action taken at the earliest. 4. It is open for the respondent No.2 to entrust investigation to Mangalore CEN Police Authority. Accordingly, petition is disposed off. Sd/- (S SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE SHS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 9