Kasipu LLP v. Teh State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal for non-prosecution (18.06.2026) of W.P. No.4745 of 2022 (GM-RES), NC: 2026:KHC:30117, before M.G.S. Kamal J, High Court of Karnataka. Petitioner Kasipu LLP (restaurant, Vidyaranyapura/Yelahanka, Bangalore) challenged, under Articles 226 and 227, a direction by Respondent 2 Director General of Police, CID Special Units and Economic Offences freezing its bank account dated 04.02.2022 (Annexure-G) as violative of Article 19(1)(g); Respondent 1 State of Karnataka (Rajajinagar Police Station). Counsel: Vasanth Adithya J for petitioner; Srinivasa Kumar, AGA for respondents. Interim order 04.06.2026: adjournment with Rs.500 cost to Karnataka State Legal Services Committee; cost paid; no representation on either date; merits unadjudicated. Keywords: bank account freeze, Article 19(1)(g), non-prosecution, GM-RES, economic offences, CID.
What did the court decide?
There being no representation by or on behalf of the petitioner on 04.06.2026 or on 18.06.2026 (the imposed cost having been paid), the Court dismissed the petition for non-prosecution; the merits of the complaint against the bank-account freeze were not adjudicated.