- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:24821 WP No. 20156 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF MAY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND WRIT PETITION NO. 20156 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: JADE BLUE LIFESTYLE INDIA LIMITED BEARING CORPORATE IDENTIFICATION NO. (CIN) - U17119GJ1995PLC024338 A COMPANY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT PARISEEMA COMPLEX, C.G.ROAD, AHMEDABAD - 380 006, GUJARAT, INDIA REPRESENTED THROUGH ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, MR. BIPIN C. CHAUHAN. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHRAVANTH ARYA TANDRA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH POLICE INSPECTOR, BELLANDUR POLICE STATION, MARATHAHALLI SUB-DIVISION, 37, SARJAPUR-MARATHAHALLI ROAD, AMBLIPURA, PWD QUARTERS, 1ST SECTOR, BELLANDUR, BENGALURU - 560 103 KARNATAKA, INDIA THROUGH PUBLIC PROSECUTOR Digitally signed by VINUTHA B S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:24821 WP No. 20156 of 2025 2. JAGADISH KUMAR SAWARTHIA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, SON OF SHRI. LATE. SURAJ MAL SAWARTHIYA RESIDING AT NO.132, ASTER TOWER-1, 3RD FLOOR, EMBASSY PRISTINE APARTMENT, BELLANDUR, IBLUR VILLAGE, BENGALURU - 560 103, KARNATAKA, INDIA. 3. SHEETAL SAWARTHIA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, DAUGHTER OF SHRI. JAGADISH KUMAR SAWARTHIA RESIDING AT NO.132, ASTER TOWER-1, 3RD FLOOR, EMBASSY PRISTINE APARTMENT, BELLANDUR, IBLUR VILLAGE, BENGALURU - 560 103, KARNATAKA, INDIA. 4. STATE BANK OF INDIA OVERSEAS BRANCH (04038) IFSC CODE: SBIN0004038 3RD FLOOR, AMRIT JAYANTI BHAVAN, NAVJIVAN PO, BEHIND GUJARAT VIDYAPITH, AHMEDABAD - 380 014 GUJARAT, INDIA THROUGH BRANCH MANAGER …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. NAGESHWARAPPA K., HCGP FOR R1; SRI. OMRAN KHAN, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTION 528 OF THE BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITHA, 2023 PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 16.06.2025 (ANNEXURE-E), CONSEQUENTLY DIRECTION TO THE RESPONDENT NO.1 DATED 24.06.2025 (ANNEXURE - F) AND DISMISS THE APPLICATION DATED 23.05.2025 UNDER SECTION 451 AND 457 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973 AND SECTION 6 OF THE DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT, 1961 FILED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:24821 WP No. 20156 of 2025 (ANNEXURE - G) IN FIRST INFORMATION REPORT BEARING CRIME NO.0188/2023 DATED 17.06.2023 (FIR) FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 506, 34, 498-A OF THE INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860 READ WITH SECTION 3 AND SECTION 4 OF THE DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT, 1961 AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND ORAL ORDER The present writ petition is filed challenging the order dated 16.06.2025 passed in Crime No.188/2023 by the XLI Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru (for short, 'Trial Court'). 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo dated 19.05.2026 along with a copy of the order dated 30.08.2025 passed by the Trial Court. The said memo reads as under: "The undersigned counsel for the Petitioner craves leave to produce copy of the order dated 30.08.2025 in Crime No.0188/2023 on the files of the XLI Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, at Bengaluru reproduced for the ease of reference as follows. It is prayed that the same be taken on record for kind orders of this Hon'ble Court. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:24821 WP No. 20156 of 2025 "Case is advanced to today. Sri.PRCB Adv. filed vakalath for SBI along with the sworn affidavit of General Manager, stating that the bank did not transfer a sum of one crore from the account of Jade Blue Lifestyle India company as A/c bearing No. 32601739532 is loan account. Hence, he prayed the Court to recall its order dated 24.06.2025. While passing orders on application under Section. 457 of Cr.P.C. the applicant did not inform that the account sought to be defreezed was loan account. Likewise, the IO did not reveal that he had freezed loan account. As, the Court ordered to defreeze loan account, the bank did not comply with the order & rightly it has informed the same to this Court. Hence, it is treated that that amount referred in order dated 16.06.2025 & 24.06.2025 can not payable to the applicant. Put up after final report." 3. In light of the memo and the submission made, the writ petition has rendered infructuous. Accordingly, the writ petition stands dismissed as infructuous. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:24821 WP No. 20156 of 2025 4. In light of the above, the intimation dated 01.04.2025 stands quashed. Sd/- (K. V. ARAVIND) JUDGE MCR