CAV ORDER

The petitioner/accused No.2 calls in question registration of a crime in Crime No.243 of 2023 registered for offences punishable under Sections 120B , 409, 420, 465, 468 and 471 of the IPC and pending before the LXXXI Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru.

2. Facts, in brief, germane are as follows:-

The petitioner is a seasoned politician and at the relevant point in time was working as Chairman of D. Devaraj Urs Truck Terminal Limited (‘the Terminal’ for short). It is also averred that he has served as a Member of the Legislative Council for over two terms. The 2^nd respondent, one C.N.Shiva Prakash, Managing Director of the Terminal registers a complaint on 22-09-2023 before the Wilson Garden Police Station that the Terminal is a Government enterprise engaged in the development and management of truck Terminal. 194^th Board meeting of the Directors was held on 25-10-2021. A total of 10 Directors and the then Chairman and the then Managing Director had participated in the said meeting and about 37 items and one additional agenda item were discussed and resolutions were passed in the meeting for each item in the agenda of the Terminal. In terms of the resoluti