ORAL ORDER

a) Call for records; Allow this Criminal petition and quash the order dated 24.01.2025 passed by the learned Magistrate remanding the petitioners along with FIR and complaint in Crime No.11/2025 registered by Respondent No.1 Police Station on the file of learned I Additional CMM Court, Bengaluru for the offences alleged punishable under Section 109 , 118(1), 3(5) of BNS, 2023 and Section 30 of Arms Act, 1959 , in the interest of justice and equity.

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the respondents and perused the material on record.

The question of maintainability is kept open for the present.

2. Along with the petition, petitioners have filed I.A.3/2025 seeking their release by way of interim bail pending disposal of the present petition.

4. Issue notice to the 2^nd respondent returnable by 17.02.2025.

(i) Pankaj Bansal vs. Union of India – (2024) 7 SCC 576 ;

(iii) Joginderkumar vs. State of U.P. – (1994) 3 SCR 661 ;

6. Per contra, learned HCGP for the 1^st respondent – State wo