- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46637 WP No. 25709 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ WRIT PETITION NO. 25709 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SMT. SAIRA LAHIR ALIAS SAIRA KAMAL W/O ABDUL LAHIR HASAN, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, R/AT NO.21/17, GROUND FLOOR, THE CRAIG, CRAIG PARK ROAD, M.G.ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. K.N. SUBBA REDDY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF HOME VIDHANA SOUDHA , DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDI, BANGALORE-560 001, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL CHIEF SECRETARY. 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY CYBER CRIME POLICE STATION, REP. BY ITS INSPECTOR BANGALORE-560 001. 3. ABHILASH RAO MAGAVANNA S/O M. VENUGOPAL RAO, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/A. NO.44, 8TH CROSS, Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46637 WP No. 25709 of 2025 13TH MAIN, BHARATH NAGAR 2ND STAGE, BEL LAYOUT, BANGALORE-560 091. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAHUL RAI K., HCGP) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO ISSUE A DIRECTION TO THE LEARNED 1ST ACMM., BENGALURU WITH RESPECT TO CASE IN CRIME NO.2969/2018 REGISTERED BY THE CYBER CRIME POLICE STATION AND C.C.NO.5919/2024 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE 1ST ACMM., BENGALURU TO CONSIDER AND PASS ORDERS IN RESPECT OF APPLICATION VIDE ANNEXURE-A FILED BY THE PETITIONER HEREIN IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER The only prayer in this petition is to direct the learned I ACMM, Bengaluru, to consider and pass orders in respect of an application filed under Section 451 read with Section 457 Cr.P.C. (Annexure-A). 2. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the said application was filed on 03.10.2018 and so far it has not been considered, on the other hand, it is kept pending. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46637 WP No. 25709 of 2025 3. From the material on record, it is seen that there was a stay of proceeding pending before the trial Court, pursuant to the interim order granted in W.P.No.27746/2019. It is submitted that the said writ petition was dismissed on 16.08.2023. The trial Court could not have kept the application pending without passing any orders. Hence, the prayer made in the petition can be granted. 4. The Court of I ACMM, Bengaluru in C.C.No.5919/2024 (Crime No.2969/2018 of Cyber Crime Police Station) shall consider and dispose of the application filed by the petitioner/complainant under Section 451 read with Section 457 of Cr.P.C., (Annexure-A), in an expeditious manner, not later than eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, in accordance with law. 5. Petition is disposed of. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE LDC:List No.: 1 Sl No.: 82