- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4711 WP No. 24029 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 24029 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SRI PRASHANTH HEGDE S/O V. RATHNAKAR HEGDE AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS MANAGING DIRECTOR, METAL CLOSURE PVT. LTD., HAVING OFFICE AT: 12TH KM KANAKPURA ROAD, DODDAKALLASANDRA BENGALURU-560062. A COMPANY REGISTRED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. DHYAN CHINNAPPA SR. ADVOCATE FOR SRI. AMAR ALEXANDER CORREA., ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY CID POLICE, BENGALURU-560062 REP BY ITS: STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU-560001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. MAHANTESH SHETTAR., AGA FOR R1; SRI. VIKARAM HUILGOL., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. B. PRASANNA KUMAR., ADVOCATE FOR PROP I.A. 2/2025; SRI. CHANDRAKANTH PATIL.K., ADVOCATE FOR PROP I.A.1/2025) Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4711 WP No. 24029 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH 482 OF THE CRPC PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI, QUASH THE 'B' FINAL REPORT DATED 16.07.2025, IN C.C NO. 11073/2018, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE 1ST ADDITIONAL CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, BANGALORE, PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 408, 468, 471, 420, 380, 506 READ WITH 34 OF IPC., FILED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1/INVESTIGATING OFFICER, VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. The Petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs; a. Issue writ in the nature of certiorari, Quash the ‘B’ Final Report dated 16.07.2025, in C.C.No.11073/2018, pending on the file of the 1st Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bangalore, offences punishable under Section 408, 468, 471, 420, 380, 506 read with 34 of IPC, filed by the Respondent/Investigating Officer, vide Annexure-A; b. Issue a writ in the nature of direction to Respondent/Investigating Officer to conduct further investigation in C.C.No.11073/2018, pending on the file of the 1st Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bangalore in compliance with the orders in W.P.No. 2015/2017 vide Annexure-M and W.P.No.18864/2021 vide Annexure-P passed by this Hon’ble Court to be conducted by the different investigating officer coming under the different Superintendent of Police; - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4711 WP No. 24029 of 2025 c. Pass any other order/orders that this Hon’ble Court deems fit in the facts and circumstances of this case, in the interest of justice and equity. 2. Learned counsel for the impleading applicants has filed I.A.No.2/2025 enclosing an application filed by the petitioner before the I Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru, in C.C.No.11073/2018. Though the said application is not worded as a protest memo, the contentions that have been taken in the present petition to challenge the ‘B’ final report have been taken in the said application before the Magistrate. 3. In that view of the matter, the normal procedure being for the petitioner to approach the Magistrate to challenge a ‘B’ final report. The present petition has been filed seeking for this Court to exercise extraordinary jurisdiction, allegedly in the peculiar facts and circumstances cannot be countenanced. 4. An application having been filed before the Magistrate, it would be for the Magistrate to consider - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4711 WP No. 24029 of 2025 the said application and pass necessary orders on the acceptance or otherwise of the ‘B’ final report. Accordingly, the petition disposed. 5. All contentions are left open to the petitioner to be urged before the learned Magistrate. 6. In view of disposal of the main petition, pending applications, if any, do not survive for consideration. Hence, the same are disposed. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE KTY List No.: 2 Sl No.: 48