- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11630 WP No. 6154 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO.6154 OF 2026 (GM-DRT) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. ANAND KUMAR K.B. S/O LATE BADRACHARI AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS 2. SRI. VINODRAJ S/O ANAND KUMAR AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS 3. SMT. MANJULA K. W/O ANAND KUMAR AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS ALL ARE R/AT NO. 105, KAJI HOSAHALLI, KATTIGENAHALLI, BENGALURU RURAL – 562 114. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SHIVASHANKAR K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. M/S EQUITAS SMALL FINANCE BANK LIMITED HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT PHASE II, 4TH SPENCER PLAZA Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11630 WP No. 6154 of 2026 NO.769, ANNA SALAI CHENNAI – 600 002. HAVING IT BRANCH OFFICE AT NO.3/5, 1ST FLOOR, JAVARAPPA COMPLEX, ULLAL MAIN ROAD, MUNESHWARANAGAR, NEAR SAROJA ENGLISH SCHOOL MARATHAHALLI BENGALURU – 560056. REP BY ITS AUTHORIZED OFFICER MR. LAKSHITH T.H. S/O HONNAPPA T.P. AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS. …RESPONDENT THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER PASSED BY THE COURT OF CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT AT BENGALURU IN CRIMINAL MISC NO. 1718/2025 DATED 11/11/2025. VIDE AT ANNEXURE-E. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11630 WP No. 6154 of 2026 ORAL ORDER The petitioners, aggrieved by the order dated 11.11.2025 passed in Crl.Misc.No.1718/2025 by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru Rural District vide Annexure-E. 2. The petitioners have an equal efficacious remedy. Without exhausting the equal efficacious remedy, they have filed this writ petition. Hence, this petition filed by the petitioners is not maintainable. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed reserving a liberty to the petitioners to challenge Annexure-E before the Debts Recovery Tribunal, if so desired. 4. In view of dismissal of the petition, pending IA(s), if any, shall stand disposed of. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE PA | List No.: 1 Sl No.: 48