IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 3497 OF 2026 BETWEEN:

1. G.T DINESH KUMAR S/O THIPPE RUDRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, FLAT NO.A1-107, BLOCK-A, VAISHNAVI NORTH, HEBBAL, BENGALURU-560 024 (CURRENTLY PETITIONER IS IN JUDICIAL CUSTODY)

… PETITIONER (BY SRI. SANDESH J. CHOUTA, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI SUNIL KUMAR S., ADVOCATE)

AND:

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1. DIRECTOR OF ENFORCEMENT, Location:

HIGH REP. BY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, COURT OF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, KARNATAKA BENGALURU ZONAL OFFICE, 3^RD FLOOR, B BLOCK, BMTC, SHANTHINAGARA-TTMC, K H ROAD, SHANTHINAGARA, BENGALURU-560 027 … RESPONDENT (BY SRI. ARAVIND KAMATH, ASG FOR SRI MADHUKAR DESHPANDE, ADVOCATE)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 407 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 447 BNSS, 2023) PRAYING TO TRANSFER THE ECIR/BGZO/25/2024 DATED 01.10.2024 FOR OFFENCE P/U/S 3 AND 4 PMLA 2002 PENDING ON THE FILE OF LXXXI ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND SPECIAL COURT EXCLUSIVELY TO DEAL WITH CRIMINAL CASES RELATED TO ELECTED FORMER AND SITTING MPs/MLAs IN THE STATE OF KARNATAKA (CCH-82) TO THE FILE OF THE LEARNED PRINCIPAL CITY CIVIL AND SES