Nagaraja G v. State by
Case brief
What is this about?
Eight clubbed criminal petitions (CRL.P No. 11824/2024 c/w 3149, 3155, 3157, 3170, 3232, 3239, 3241 of 2025), High Court of Karnataka, Justice M. Nagaprasanna, decided 20.02.2026, under S.482 Cr.P.C./S.528 BNSS seeking quashing of FIRs (Cr.No.109/2024 and Cr.Nos. 22, 44, 0042, 0024, 82, 0025, 26/2025 of Batlahalli, Rayalpadu, Kencharlahalli and Chintamani Police Stations) for offences under Ss.406, 409, 419, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 r/w 34 IPC against DCC bank/cooperative society functionaries; Lokayukta preliminary enquiry found no misappropriation; audit stayed in W.P.No.23510/2024; Court directed investigation to continue, no harassment, final report, fresh anticipatory bail applications to be decided within three weeks; petitions disposed, neither quashed nor dismissed.
What did the court decide?
Petitions disposed with observations: investigation to continue; petitioners to co-operate and not be harassed in the garb of investigation; State to file final report after investigation; liberty reserved to approach this Court if the final report goes against the petitioners; liberty to file fresh anticipatory bail applications to be answered by the concerned Court within three weeks, failing which (on petitioners' default) the interim protection against coercive steps automatically vanishes.