High Court at Bengaluru disposed of a writ petition (Articles 226 & 227) seeking transfer of investigation of cases to CIB. Court observed that State Government had already ordered transfer to CID. All issues left open.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 07TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2021
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR.SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM
WRIT PETITION NO. 4361 OF 2021 (GM-POLICE)
BETWEEN:
VISWAPRIYA INVESTORS AND DEPOSITORS WELFARE ASSOCIATION KARNATAKA HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT NO.112, GANGADHARA CHETTY ROAD ULSOOR, BANGALORE-560042 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT - COL TNC VIJAYASARATHY
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI. ARNAV A. BAGALWADI, ADVOCATE)
AND:
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| 3 . | DIRECTOR GENERAL AND INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE POLICE HEADQUARTER NRUPATHUGNA ROAD BANGALORE-560 001. |
|---|---|
| 4 . | COMMISSIONER OF POLICE-BANGALORE CITY NO.1, INFANTRY ROAD BANGALORE-560 001. |
| 5 . | DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLCIE- BANGALORE SOUTH DIVISION BASAVANAGUDI NEAR SOUTH END CIRCLE BANGALORE-560 004. |
| 6 . | INSPECTOR OF POLICE GIRINAGAR POLICE STATION GIRINAGAR BANGALORE-560 085. |
| 7 . | INSPECTOR OF POLICE SIDDAPURA POLICE STATION SIDAPURA BANGALORE-560 011. |
| 8 . | INSPECTOR OF POLICE TILAKNAGAR POLICE STATION JAYANAGAR BANGALORE-560 011. |
| 9 . | INSPECTOR OF POLICE ITPL WHITEFIELD POLICE STATION WHITE FIELD BANGALORE-560 066. |
| 10 . | INSPECTOR OF POLICE MARATHAHALLI POLICE STATION MARATHAHALLI BANGALORE-560 037. |
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… RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. V. SREENIDHI, AGA FOR R1 TO R12; SRI. P. PRASANNA KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R13; SRI. T. SUGIRTHA, ADVOCATE FOR IMPLEADING APPLICANTS (IA-2/21 TO 5/21)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A) ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS OR DIRECTION OR ORDER OF APPROPRIATE NATURE DIRECTING THE TRANSFER OF THE INVESTIGATION F THE CASES IN CRIME NO.230/2020 AND 231/2020 REGISTERED AT GIRINAGAR POLICE STATION (RESPONDENT NO.6), CRIME NO.199/2020 AND 200/2020 REGISTERED AT SIDDAPURA POLICE STATION (RESPONDENT NO.6), CRIME NO.199/2020 AND 200/2020 REGISTERED AT SIDDAPURA POLICE STATION (RESPONDENT NO.7), CRIME NO.0003/2021 REGISTERED AT TILAKNAGAR POLICE STATION (RESPONDENT NO.3), WHICH HAVE BEEN PRODUCED COLLECTIVELY AT ANNEXURE –A TO A4 TO THE CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION I.E., THE THIRTEENTH RESPONDENT HEREIN AND ETC.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE, MADE THE FOLLOWING:
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ORDER
Learned counsel for the petitioner has stated before this Court that the State Government has filed a memo on 24.09.2021 and it has been stated that by order dated 14.09.2021 bearing No.CRM-1/146/BC/2021, all thirteen cases of the investors/depositors have been transferred to CID. Hence, no further orders are required to be passed in the present petition and the petition be disposed of.
Sd/ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/JUDGE
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1 provisions across 1 enactments
Viswapriya Investors and Depositors Welfare Association Karnataka
State of Karnataka
Home Department, Government of Karnataka
Director General and Inspector General of Police
Commissioner of Police-Bangalore City
Deputy Commissioner of Police-Bangalore South Division
Satish Chandra Sharma
Sachin Shankar Magadum
As recorded by the court registry
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