IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 15446 OF 2019 (GM-RES)

BETWEEN:

L & T FINANCE LIMITED (FORMERLY KNOWN AS FAMILY CREDIT LIMITED)

HAVING ITS OFFICE AT:

NO.161, 3^RD FLOOR, PRIDE HULKUL BUILDING, LAAL BAGH ROAD, BANGALORE.

REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER, PRASHANTH KUMAR, S/O. THIMMEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS.

…PETITIONER (BY SMT. ANUPARNA BORDOLOI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA Digitally signed by THROUGH KALASIPALYA POLICE STATION, HEMALATHA J REPRESENTED BY Location: SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU-560001.

2. SMT. SUNDARI W/O. SUNDAR, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, NO.53/1, JAMIYA MASJID ROAD, IN FRONT OF ROYAL CONVENT SCHOOL, VIRAT NAGAR, 8^TH MAIN, BOMMNEHALLI, BENGALURU CITY, KARNATAKA-560068.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAJATH SUBRAMANYAM, HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR RESPONDENT NO.1;

NOTICE SERVED ON RESPONDENT NO.2 AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTION 482 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973 PRAYING TO QUASH THE COMPLAINTS DATED 01.03.2019 IN CRIME NOs.0041/2019