- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010523012026 NC: 2026:KHC:54872 CRL.P No. 11457 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 11457 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. SMT. ARPANA DEVI ALIAS ARPANA KUMARI AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, W/O SRI. ROSHAN KUMAR R/AT NO.152, GANESH LAYOUT, M.S. PALYA, VIDYARANYAPURA POST, BENGALURU- 560 097 2. SRI. ROSHAN KUMAR AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, S/O LATE SARWAN SAH, R/AT NO.152, GANESH LAYOUT, M.S. PALYA, VIDYARANYAPURA POST, BENGALURU- 560 097 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. S GANESH SHENOY., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. KRANTI PRASAD MANDAL AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, S/O LATE K.L. MANDAL, R/AT HOUSE NO.L-201, BML PALMS APARTMENT, JAMIA MASJID ROAD, Digitally Signed by ANANT RAMNATH HEGDE - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010523012026 NC: 2026:KHC:54872 CRL.P No. 11457 of 2026 MS PALYA, VIDYARANYAPURA POST, BENGALURU- 560 097 2. M/S BRIGHT WAVE PROJECTS PVT. LTD., OFFICE AT NO.3-94, PLOT NO.37, 1ST FLOOR, ROAD NO.12, SNEHAPURI COLONY, NAGOLE, HYDERABAD-500 035, TELANGANA STATE REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR SRI. AJAY BHAGAT ALSO CORPORATE OFFICE AT M/S BRIGHT WAVE PROJECTS PVT. LTD., OFFICE AT NO.1161, 5TH MAIN, 7TH SECTOR, HSR LAYOUT, NEAR ADIGAS HOTEL, BENGALURU- 560 102 REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR SRI. AJAY BHAGAT 3. SRI. AJAY BHAGAT (MANAGING DIRECTOR OF M/S BRIGHT WAVE PROJECTS PVT. LTD.) AGED MAJOR, R/AT NO.304, C' BLOCK, ASTORIA PARK, HOSA ROAD, CHIKKATHOGUR MAIN ROAD, PRAGATHI NAGAR, BENGALURU- 560 100. …RESPONDENTS 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 Digitally Signed by ANANT RAMNATH HEGDE - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010523012026 NC: 2026:KHC:54872 CRL.P No. 11457 of 2026 THE PROCEEDINGS IN CC NO.23314/2026 ON THE FILE OF THE COURT OF THE XII ADDL.CJM BANGALORE INSOFAR IT RELATE TO THE PETITIONERS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are aggrieved by the orders passed by the Trial Court in a proceeding under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, wherein cognizance is taken and summons is issued against the accused. 2. The petitioners are accused no.3 and 4. If the petitioners are aggrieved by the said order, the petitioners can question the same before the jurisdictional Sessions Court. 3. Hence, the petition is disposed of, reserving the liberty to the petitioners to question the said order before the jurisdictional Sessions Court. If such a petition is filed, same shall be considered in accordance with law. Digitally Signed by ANANT RAMNATH HEGDE - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010523012026 NC: 2026:KHC:54872 CRL.P No. 11457 of 2026 4. The time spent in prosecuting this petition from 28.07.2026 till date is to be excluded in computing the limitation. 5. The Registry shall return all the documents to the petitioners after retaining the xerox copies of the same. 6. This Court has not expressed anything on the merits of the matter. (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE CHS List No.: 2 Sl No.: 7 Digitally Signed by ANANT RAMNATH HEGDE