HC-KAR IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23rd DAY OF JANUARY 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 9918 OF 2025 C/W CRIMINAL PETITION NO.9924 OF 2025 IN CRL.P No. 9918/2025 BETWEEN:

SHRI SANDEEP SHETTY SON OF SEENA SHETTY, AGE: 52 YEARS, RESIDING AT 601, MANGAL BAUG ROAD, MANGAL SAVEAR, MAHARASHTRA, SANTACRUZ WEST, MUMBAI-400 054.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRABHULING K. NAVADGI, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI. VISHWAS N., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH HEBBAGODI POLICE STATION, NEAR HEBBAGODI BUS STOP, VIJAYALAKSHMI M KANKUPPI HEBBAGODI TOWN, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562 125.

Digitally signed by VIJAYALAKSHMI M KANKUPPI REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR Date: 2026.02.07

11:05:41 +0530 HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560 001.

2. SHRI GULAM MUSTAFA SON OF LATE GULAM RASOOL, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, HAVING OFFICE AT CMD GULAM MUSTAFA ENTERPRISE PVT. LTD. NO.44/1, DICKENSON ROAD, BENGALURU – 560042.

3. THE POLICE INSPECTOR, SPECIAL ENQUIRY WING, CENTRAL CRIME BRANCH, BENGALURU-560053, HC-KAR REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU-560001.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAHUL RAI K., HCGP FOR R1 AND R3;

SRI. VIVEK S. REDDY, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI. GOVARDHAN REDDY, ADVOCATE FOR R2)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 CR.PC, 1973 R/W SECTION 528 BNNS 2023, PRAYING TO A. QUASH THE FIR NO.0345/2025 DATED 03.07.2025 REGISTERED BY HEBBAGODI POLICE STATION, ANEKAL SUB DIVISION, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT FOR OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 120B, 405, 406, 415, 417, 420, 34 IPC (ANNEXURE-A) IN 2^ND ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE (JR.DN.) AND J.M.F.C COURT ANEKAL, BENGALURU RURAL, BENGALURU. B. QUASH THE COMPLAINT DATED 03.07.2025 FILED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 BEFORE RESPONDENT-1 POLICE (ANNEXURE- B) C. QUASH THE NOTICE DATED 07.07.2025 (ANNEXURE-G)

ISSUED BY RESPONDENT-NO.3 AND ETC.

IN CRL.P NO. 9924/2025 BETWEEN:

1. SMT. KAVITHA SHIRVAIKAR WIFE OF SHRI SANJIV SHIRVAIKAR, AGE: 53 YEARS, MANAGING DIRECTOR PATEL ENGINEERING LIMITED, HAVING OFFICE AT PATEL ESTATES V ROAD, JOGESHWARI (WEST), MUMBAI-400102.

2. SHRI RAHUL AGARWAL SON OF SHRI. ARUN KUMAR AGARWAL AGE: 42 YEARS, SENIOR GENERAL MANAGER - FINANCE PATEL ENGINEERING LIMITED, HAVING OFFICE AT PATEL ESTATES V ROAD, JOGESHWARI (WEST), MUMBAI-400102.

3. SHRI AMOL WARKE SON OF SURESH WARKE, AGE: 44 YEARS, JOINT GENERAL MANAGER – FINANCE, PATEL ENGINEERING LIMITED, HAVING OFFICE AT PATEL ESTATES V ROAD, JOGESHWARI (WEST), MUMBAI-400102.

...PETITIONERS (BY SRI. MANU PRABHAKAR KULKARNI, ADVOCATE)

HC-KAR AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH HEBBAGODI POLICE STATION, NEAR HEBBAGODI BUS STOP, HEBBAGODI TOWN, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU-562 125, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU-560 001.

2. SHRI GULAM MUSTAFA SON OF LATE GULAM RASOOL, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, HAVING OFFICE AT CMD GULAM MUSTAFA ENTERPRISE PVT. LTD. NO.44/1, DICKENSON ROAD, BENGALURU-560 042.

3. THE POLICE INSPECTOR SPECIAL ENQUIRY WING, CENTRAL CRIME BRANCH, BENGALURU-560053, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU-560001.

...RESPONDENTS (BY RAHUL RAI K, HCGP FOR R1 AND R3;

SRI. GOVARDHAN REDDY J.S, ADVOCATE FOR R2)

THIS CRL.P FILED UNDER SECTION 482 CR.PC (FILED UNDER SECTION 528 BNSS, 2023) PRAYING TO 1. QUASH THE FIR NO.0345/2025 DATED 03.07.2025 REGISTERED BY RESPONDENT NO.1 I.E HEBBAGODI P.S. ANEKAL, SUB DIVISION BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 120B, 405, 406, 415, 417, 420, 34 OF IPC (ANNEXURE- A) 2. QUASH THE COMPLAINT DATED 03.07.2025 FILED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 BEFORE RESPONDENT NO.1 (ANNEXURE-B) 3. QUASH THE NOTICES DATED 07.07.2025 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.3 (ANNEXURE G AND G1) AND ETC.

THIS CRIMINAL PETITIONS HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED ON 21.11.2025, COMING ON FOR PRONOUNCEMENT OF JUDGMENT THIS DAY, COURT DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ HC-KAR

CAV ORDER

1. These two petitions are filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Proc