- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3018 CRL.P No. 7715 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7715 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SMT. THARA B. K., D/O SRI KRISHNA MURTHY B., AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.203 LOTUS APARTMENT, 2ND FLOOR 5TH CROSS, CHIKKALLASANDRA HANUMAGIRI NAGAR KENGAL HANUMANTHAIAH ROAD BENGALURU - 560 070. …PETITIONER (BY SRI MADHAVA MURTHY B. V., ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS STATION HOUSE OFFICER KODIGEHALLI POLICE STATION KODIGEHALLI, BENGALURU REPRESENTED BY SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU – 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 27.12.2023 PASSED BY Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3018 CRL.P No. 7715 of 2024 THE PRINCIPAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT BENGALURU IN SPL.C.C.NO.2147/2022 (CR.NO.148/2022) AND FURTHER PLEASE TO DIRECT THE KODIGEHALLI POLICE STATION/RESPONDENT POLICE TO RELEASE THE GOLD ITEMS AND SILVER ITEMS ALONG WITH CASE WHICH IS SEIZED IN P.F.NO.89/2022 TO THE PETITIONER’S INTERIM CUSTODY. 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 this Court calling in question an order dated 27.12.2023, whereby the Principal City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru, in Special C.C.No.2147/2022 registered under the provisions of The Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019 inter alia rejects the return of gold and silver items seized in P.F.No.89/2022. 2. Heard Sri Madhava Murthy B.V., learned counsel for petitioner and Sri B.N.Jagadeesha, learned Additional State Public Prosecutor for the respondent. 3. The petitioner had filed an application before the regular Court and not before the Special Court. Therefore, if - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3018 CRL.P No. 7715 of 2024 the petitioner is aggrieved of the said order there are two options open to the petitioner. One, by filing an appeal before the division bench or to approach the Special Court itself by an identical application. 4. Therefore, reserving liberty to the petitioner to avail such remedy as is available in law and without interfering with the subject order, the petition stands disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NVJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 3 CT:SS