IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M. NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION No.12441 OF 2022 C/W WRIT PETITION No.27046 OF 2019 (GM – PASS) IN CRIMINAL PETITION No.12441 OF 2022 BETWEEN:

MR.MOODBIDRI NAGAVARMA GUNASHEELA S/O MOODABIDRI NAGAVARMA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS RESIDING AT: NO.5303 ANRIYA GREINBERG

8^TH MAIN ROAD

13^TH A CROSS ROAD JUDICIAL LAYOUT BENGALURU – 560 065.

... PETITIONER (BY SRI V.VINAY GIRI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES, KARNATAKA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS GOVERNMENT OF INDIA II FLOOR, ‘E’ WING KENDRIYA SADAN KORAMANGALA BENGALURU – 560 034.

... RESPONDENT (BY SRI M.N.KUMAR, CGSPC)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO 1.SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 20.08.2022, PASSED BY THE HON’BLE LIX ADDL.CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE (CCH-60) BENGALURU IN SPL.C.NO.2001/2022 ISSUING SUMMONS TO THE PETITIONER (ANNEXURE-R); 2.QUASH THE COMPLAINT IN SPL.C.NO.2001/2022, AS AGAINST THE PETITIONER, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HON’BLE LIX ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE (CCH-60), BENGALURU (ANNXURE-Q).

IN WRIT PETITION No.27046 OF 2019 BETWEEN:

GUNASHEELA. M. N.

S/O MOODABIDRI NAGAVARMA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS NO. 5303, ANRIYA GREINBERG, 13^TH CROSS, 8^TH MAIN, JUDICIAL LAYOUT, BENGALURU – 560 065.

... PETITIONER (BY SRI CHIDANANDA URS B.G., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1 . UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, SOUTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI – 110 001.

2 . REGIONAL DIRECTOR SOUTH EAST REGION, MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, HYDERABAD, TELANGANA.

3 . REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES, KARNATAKA, II FLOOR, KENDRIYA SADAN, "E" WING, KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU – 560 034.

4 . CHIEF IMMIGRATION OFFICER BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION, BANGALORE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, DEVANAHALLI, BENGALURU – 560 300.

5 . REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

8^TH BLOCK, 80 FT ROAD, KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU – 560 095.

(IMPLEADED VIDE COURT ORDER DATED

15.12.2023)

... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI M.N.KUMAR, CGSPC)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO a) DIRECT BY A WRIT OF CERTORARI TO R-2 AND HIS AGENTS TO BRING INTO THIS HON'BLE COURT THE ENTIRE RECORDS AND PROCEEDING WHICH CULMINATED IN THE ISSUANCE OF THE LOOK OUT CIRCULAR WHICH HAD RESULTED IN DETENTION OF THE PETITIONER AND DEPLANED ON 14.06.2019 WHICH STATEMENT HAVING BEEN TAKEN ON OATH DATED 14.06.2019 WHICH IS HEREWITH ENCLOSED AT ANNEXURE-'D' TO THIS PETITION SO THAT CONSCIONABLE JUSTICE MAY BE ADMINISTERED BY QUASHING THE SAME; b) DIRECT THE RESPONDENT AND OR ITS OFFICERS OR SERVANTS OR SUB-ORDINATES OR AGENTS OR ITS SUCCESSORS IN OFFICE TO QUASH THE LOOKOUT CIRCULAR ISSUED AGAINST THE PETITIONER HOLDING INDIAN PASSPORT NO.H9916160 WHICH IS ANNEXURE-'C' TO THIS PETITION; c) TO ALSO ISSUE A WRIT OF PROHIBITION DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO NOT TO IMPOSE ANY RESTRICTION ON MOVEMENT OF THE PEITTIONER INCLUDING HIS RIGHT TO TRAVEL ABROAD; d) TO ALSO DECLARE THAT, IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY RESTRICTION ORDER PASSED BY APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW, THE RESPONDENTS ARE NOT ENTITLED TO PLACE ANY RESTRICTION OF MOVEMENT OF THE PETITIONER; e) TO ALSO HOLD AND DECLARE THAT THE ACTION OF THE RESPONDENTS IN DETAINING THE PETITIONER AT THE KEMPEGOWDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON 14^th JUNE, 2019 IS WITHOUT THE AUTHORITY OF LAW AND VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 21 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA; f) TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO EXPUNGE THE REMARK "OFF LOADED" ON THE PASSPORT OF THE PETITIONER; g) TO ALSO ISSUE RULE IN TERMS OF PRAYERS (a) TO (c) ABOVE; h) RULE TO BE MADE ABSOLUTE.

THESE PETITIONS HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED FOR ORDERS, COMING ON FOR PRONOUNCEMENT THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-

CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA

CAV ORDER

The petitioner is common in both these cases. The challenge is different – one to the proceedings in Special case No.2001 of

2022 and the other t