- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:18373-DB CRL.RP No. 442 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 442 OF 2022 BETWEEN: IRFAN NASIR @ IRFI S/O LATE NASIR SATTAR, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, FLAT NO.TF -301, 4TH FLOOR, CLEVELAND TOWN, FRAZER TOWN, BENGALURU-560 005. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. INDRA KUMAR C., ADVOCATE (ABSENT)) AND: INVESTIGATING OFFICER NATIONAL INVESTIGATING AGENCY, NEW DELHI, REP. BY INVESTIGATING OFFICER, NIA, BENGALURU-560 001, REPRESENTED BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. PRASANNA KUMAR P., SPL. PP (P/H)) THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S.397 R/W 401 CR.P.C PRAYING TO: (1) CALL FOR THE RECORDS; (2) SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 22.02.2022 PASSED BY THE XLIX ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE (SPECIAL COURT FOR TRIAL OF NIA CASES) (CCH-50) BENGALURU Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:18373-DB CRL.RP No. 442 of 2022 REJECTING APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.3 UNDER SECTION 277 OF CR.PC. (ANNEXURE-A); (3) ALLOW THE DISCHARGE APPLICATION FIELD BY THE PETITIONER THEREBY THE PETITIONER / ACCUSED NO.3 FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 120-B, 125 OF IPC AND SECTION 17, 18, AND 18-B OF UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES (PREVENTION) ACT, 1967 (ANNXURE-B). THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) Office has raised an objection regarding maintainability of this revision petition. 2. Learned counsel for petitioner is not present. Even on the previous occasion, when the matter was listed on 11.03.2026 there was no representation for the revision petitioner. 3. This revision petition is preferred against the order dated 22.02.2022 passed by the Court of XLIX Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge (Special Court for - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:18373-DB CRL.RP No. 442 of 2022 trial of NIA cases), Bengaluru, rejecting the application filed by petitioner/accused No.3 under Section 227 of Cr.P.C. 4. Under Section 21 of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008, an appeal lies against any judgment, sentence or order not being an interlocutory order of a Special Court to the High Court both on facts and on laws. 5. Learned Special Public Prosecutor submitted that the trial is in progress, wherein 20 witnesses are already examined. The said submission is placed on record. 6. The learned counsel for petitioner has not clarified as to how the revision petition is maintainable. Hence, the revision petition is dismissed as not maintainable. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE Sd/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE HB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 3