IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 16^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ

WRIT PETITION NO. 12882 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE)

BETWEEN:

1. SMT MADHU MANIVANNAN

W/O MANIVANNAN

AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS

R/AT NO.521, SRIRAMA BUILDING

17TH D MAIN, 16TH E CROSS,

6TH BLOCK, KORAMANGALA

BEHIND KORAMANGALA CLUB, BANGALORE – 34

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI.NITIN A.M. ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE BY CEN CRIME POLICE STATION

Digitally signed

DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE

by SHWETHA

RAGHAVENDRA NO.5, MILLER'S ROAD, BANGALORE DISTRICT

Location: HIGH BANGALORE REPT BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

COURT OF

KARNATAKA HIGH COURT BUILDING

BANGALORE-560 002 2. SUB REGISTRAR

BOMMANAHALLI

NO.80, 7TH CROSS ROAD

KORAMANGALA B-B, BLOCK,

BANGALORE -560034

3. SRI. YESHAVANTH KUMAR S/O SATHYANARAYANA AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS R/AT NO.230/7, NEAR POLICE LAYOUT, R.K.CITY EXTENSION, BOMMASANDRA JIGANI HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK BANGALORE -560 069

4. SRI. PARMIT CHOUDRY S/O PARIMAL CHOUDRY AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/AT FLAT NO.G-4, SK DAISY APT.

MARAGONDANAHALLI VILLAGE SAI BABA TEMPLE ROAD, NEAR SAI BABA TEMPLE, NEELADRI NAGAR, ELECTRON CITY PHASE -I, BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK BANGALORE 560 100 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.K.P.YASHODHA, AGA FOR R1 AND R2;

SRI.T.N.VISWANATHA, ADVOCATE FOR R3 AND R4)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 PRAYING TO QUASH ANNEXURE-A THE IMPUGNED REQUESTING COMMUNICATION LETTER WRITTEN BY THE R-1 TO THE R-2 ON 17.02.2025 BEARING LETTER NO. CR-15/2025 STATING THAT THE PETITIONER SHOULD NOT ALIENATE THE PROPERTY IN DOCUMENT NO. BMH-1-09006/2022-23 DTD. 13.12.2022 EXECUTION ON 09.12.2022 VIDE ANNEXURE-K TILL THE COMPLETION OF ENQUIRY IN CRIME NO. 15 AND

16/2025 IN THE R-1 POLICE STATION.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, 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) To quash Annexure-A-the impugned requesting communication letter written by the 1^st Respondent to the 2^nd Respondent on 17.02.2025 bearing letter No.CR-15/2025, stating that, the petitioner should not alienate the property in document No.BMH-1- 09006/2022-23 dated 13.12.2022 Execution on 09.12.2022 vide Annexure-K till the completion of enquiry in crime No.15 & 16/2025 in the 1^st respondent police station.

b) And pass such any other order deems fit under facts and circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice.

2. The grievance of the Petitioner is that Respondent No.1 vide impugned communication letter/order dated 17.02.2025 at Annexure-A had directed Respondent No.2-Sub-Registrar not to register the transfer of the property belonging to Petitioner covered under document bearing No.BMH-1-09006/2022-23 dated 13.12.2022.

3. The contention of learned counsel for the Petitioner is that there is no power in the respondent police to issue/give any such direction to the Sub-Registrar to restrain transfer of any conveyance. In fact, in the order at Annexure-A, no provision as regards under which rights and powers have been exercised has been mentioned.

4. Notice having been issued. Respondents have entered appearance.

5. Sri. T. N. Vishwanath, learned counsel for Respondent Nos.3 and 4 would submit that Respondent Nos.3 and 4 have been cheated by the Petitioner. A property which did not belong to the petitioner has been sold by the petitioner and her accomplices including her brother and it is for that reason that the property which has been purchased from the proceeds of the crime arising out of the cheating committed by the Petitioner and her accomplices on Respondent Nos.3 and 4 have been seized by Respondent No.1 in order to protect the interest of Respondent Nos.3 and 4 and on that ground, he submits that this Court ought not to intercede with the matter.

6. The submission of Sri T. N. Vishwanath, learned counsel, proceeds on the premise that the impugned action of Respondent No. 1 was motivated by an intention to protect the interests of