- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14760 CRL.P No. 4106 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 4106 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. AMIT CADDY S/O SRI. PETER CADDY, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, GA REGENCY SALMA, 18, HALL ROAD, RICHARDS PARK, RICHARDS TOWN, FRASER TOWN, BENGALURU- 560005. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHREEHARI KUSTA., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH DETECTIVE POLICE INSPECTOR, ECONOMIC OFFENCE DIVISION, CID, BENGALURU CARLTON HOUSE, CID, BENGALURU- 560001. REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU- 560001. 2. SRI. M SRINIVASAN, SON OF LATE MUTHUSWAMY GOUDER, AGED 72 YEARS, Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14760 CRL.P No. 4106 of 2026 NO.175, GEAR ROAD, DODDAKANNALI, BENGALURU- 560032 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. ANOOP KUMAR, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE ORDER OF SEIZURE DATED 10.02.2026 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 IN CRIME NO.249/2023 LATER TRANSFERRED TO CRIME NO.265/2023 VIDE ORDER DATED 16.02.2026 PENDING BEFORE I ADDL.CJM, BENGALURU INSOFAR THE VEHICLE MERCEDES BENZ AG BEARING REGISTRATION NO.KA 03 NL 0081 CHASSIS NO W1K2054832G096681, ENGINE NO.26492030412759 BELONGING TO THE PETITIONER IS CONCERNED BY HOLDING THE SEIZURE TO BE ILLEGAL., AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioner is before this Court calling in question the action of the concerned Court in not answering an application filed under Sections 497 and 503 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 ('the BNSS' for short) / Sections 451 and 457 of the earlier regime, the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ('the IPC' for short). - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14760 CRL.P No. 4106 of 2026 2. Heard Sri. Shreehari Kusta, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri. Anoop Kumar, learned High Court Government Pleader appearing for respondent No.1. 3. The petitioner is the son of one Mr. Peter Caddy. Mr. Peter Caddy gets embroiled in a crime registered by the CID, Economic Offences Division. The result of registration of the crime results in a search and seizure warrant against the father. The two cars belonging to the petitioner is seized, which were in the premises. They are produced before the Magistrate as obtaining under Section 102 of the Cr.P.C. and a PF is done. The petitioner files an application before the concerned Court under Sections 497 and 503 of the BNSS seeking release of the vehicle. The said application is not taken up for consideration for the last 30 days, is the submission. The petitioner contemporaneously has also challenged all the search and seizure proceedings itself. The vehicles of the petitioner is taken away and nothing else of the petitioner. Certain search and seizure warrant was not against the petitioner. 4. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the father, the accused against whom the crime is - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14760 CRL.P No. 4106 of 2026 registered has also filed a petition. In that light, the present petition is restricted to the answering of the application under Sections 497 and 503 of the BNSS by the concerned Court. 5. In the light of the aforesaid reasons, the concerned Court shall now answer the applications, without brooking any further delay, at any rate, within a fortnight from the date of receipt of the copy of this order. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE JY List No.: 1 Sl No.: 17