JUDGMENT

K. Ramachandriah, J.- This Criminal Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973(for short 'the Code') involves for consideration the following point of law:

"Whether a complainant whose Rev. Petition filed under Section 397 of the Code before the Sessions Court against the order of the Magistrate dismissing his complaint is also dismissed by the Sessions Judge cannot invoke the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court under Section 482 of Code for setting aside the orders of the Magistrate and the Sessions Judge?"

2. The said point arises in this way:

a) Petitioner as proprietor of M/s. Raja Silk House (Pvt.) Ltd., Basavaraja Market, Bangalore filed a private complaint against the respondents in the Court of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bangalore City, under Section 190 read with Section 200 of the Code alleging that the respondents had committed offences punishable under Sections 417A, 420 and 409 of the Indian Penal Code. Respondents 1 and 2 are Chairman and General Manager of the Bank of Baroda at Bombay and respondents 3 to 5 are the Senior Manager, Accounts Officer and another Senior Manager of the Bank of Baroda Branch, K.G. Road, B