- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27134 CRL.P No. 14770 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 14770 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. M/S. MLB STEEL TRADERS, HAVING REGISTERED OFFICE AT C 72/3, BULANDSHAHR ROAD INDUSTRIAL AREA, GHAZIABAD, UTTAR PRADESH - 201 001. REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR ALSO AT X-18, LOHA MANDI, NARAINA, NEW DELHI - 110 028. 2. SRI. SUSHIL PUGALIA, PROPRIETOR, M/S. MLB STEEL TRADERS, R/AT NO.287, FIRST FLOOR, AMBICA VIHAR PACHIM VIHAR DELHI, DELHI - 110 087. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. NAGABHUSHANA S, ADVOCATE) AND: M/S. MALUR TUBES PVT. LTD., HAVING REGD: OFFICE AT NO.57, KIADB INDUSTRIAL AREA, MALUR, KOLAR DISTRICT - 563 139, REP. BY ITS DIRECTOR. …RESPONDENT Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27134 CRL.P No. 14770 of 2025 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION AND QUASH ORDER DATED 07.01.2025 AS PER ANNEXURE-A PENDING BEFORE THE HONBLE DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE CCH-56 BENGALURU AT ANNEXURE-A IN RESPECT OF THE ORDERS ARE CONCERNED AS VOID AND BAD IN LAW AND AWARD COSTS. 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 the Court calling in question the order dated 17.01.2025 by which the concerned Court suspends the sentence subject to the statutory condition of deposit of 20%. 2. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that petitioners are not in a position to pay any amount of deposit, while this cannot be accepted in the light of the statutory mandate. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27134 CRL.P No. 14770 of 2025 3. Leaving open the remedy available to the petitioners to be availed of, the petition stands disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE JY List No.: 2 Sl No.: 4