IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE Mr. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION No.5804/2018(GM-POLICE) BETWEEN INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK HAVING ITS ZONAL OFFICE AT NO.10/1, LAKSHMINARAYANA COMPLEX, PALACE ROAD, VASANTH NAGAR, BENGALURU- 560 052 REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER MR. N. SAI PRASAD S/O RANGA RAO AGED 58 YEARS ... PETITIONER (BY SMT. ANUPARNA BORDOLOI, ADVOCATE) AND 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY SURATHKAL POLICE STATION MANGALURU REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING BANGALORE -560 001.
2. DIRECTOR GENERAL AND INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE 2, POLICE HEAD QUARTERS NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BANGALORE - 01 KARNATAKA 3. KARNATAKA RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT LTD., GRAMEENA BHIVRUDDHI BHAVAN.
4TH AND 5TH FLOOR, ANAND RAO CIRCLE BANGALORE -560009.
REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR 4. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 36, BELLARY RD, DENA BANK COLONY, GANGA NAGAR BENGALURU - 560032.
REPRESENTED BY DIRECTOR ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI GURURAJ JOSHI, ADVOCATE FOR R3;
BY SRI VIJAY KUMAR A. PATIL, AGA FOR R1 & R2; SRI P. PRASANNA KUMAR, SPL. SPP FOR R4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA WITH A PRAYER TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.2 TO TRANSFER THE FIR NO.276/2017 DATED 30.10.2017 FILED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3 WITH RESPONDENT NO.1 POLICE ON THE FILE OF THE 2ND ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT MANGALURU TO THE 4TH RESPONDENT OR ANY OTHER INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATING AGENCY (ANNEXURE-C) AND ETC.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, THE COURT PASSED THE FOLLOWING;
O R D E R Smt. Anuparna Bordoloi, learned counsel for petitioner.
Sri Vijaykumar A. Patil, AGA for respondent Nos.1 and 2. Sri Gururaj Joshi, learned counsel for the respondent No.3 and Sri P. Prasanna Kumar, Spl.PP for respondent No.4.
The objections filed by Sri Vijaykumar A. Patil, learned AGA is taken on record.
2. After arguing the matter to a considerable extent, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to the petitioner to take recourse to such remedy as may be available to him under law.
3. With aforesaid liberty, the petition is disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE SBS*