- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7135 CRL.P No. 6440 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 6440 OF 2023 BETWEEN: DEEPAK CHAUDHARY S/O SUBHASH CHAUDHARY AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS PROPRIETOR (INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY) DEEPAK CHAUDHARY L-1 HOUSE NO.262, SECTOR-4 GURGAON – 122 001 HARYANA ALSO TO BE SERVED AT 1264/1029, VILLAGE KHANDSA KHANDSA ROAD, GURGAON – 122 001 HARYANA. …PETITIONER (BY SRI NARASIMHA RAJESH K. S., ADVOCATE) AND: UNITED BREWERIES LIMITED A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANY ACT, 1956 AND HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT UB TOWER, UB CITY, VITTAL MALLYA ROAD BENGALURU – 560 001. Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7135 CRL.P No. 6440 of 2023 BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR/AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY. …RESPONDENT (RESPONDENT SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.P.C., PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF TAKING COGNIZANCE OF THE COMPLAINT ON 02.01.2019, IN C.C.NO.15001/2019, BY THE LEARNED XVII ASCJ AND ACMM AT BENGALURU FOR THE OFFENCES U/S 138 OF N.I. ACT AND CONSEQUENTLY QUASH THE PRIVATE COMPLAINT REGISTERED IN PCR NO.57203/2017, BEFORE XIV ADDL. CMM (MAYOHALL) BENGLAURU, FOR THE OFFENCE 138 R/W SEC. 142 OF N.I. ACT, AT PRESENT PENDING ON THE FILE OF XV ASCJ AND XXIII ACMM AT BENGALURU IN C.C.NO.15001/2019. 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 calling in question the proceedings in C.C.No.15001/2019, pending before the XVII ASCJ and ACMM, Bengaluru, for the offences under Sections 138 and 142 of the N.I.Act. 2. The same proceedings are called in Crl.P.No.14245/2025, therefore, the subject petition should necessarily be disposed. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7135 CRL.P No. 6440 of 2023 3. Therefore, the petition stands disposed, with liberty to the petitioner is at liberty to urge all the contentions in Crl.P.No.14245/2025. I.A.No.1/2023 is also disposed, as a consequence. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NVJ List No.: 2 Sl No.: 0 CT:SS