Crl.rp/806/2019 Of Income Tax Department v. M/S. Janata Seva Co Oprative Bank Ltd

Digitally signed byLAKSHMINARAYANAMURTHY RAJASHRILocation: HIGHCOURT OFKARNATAKA HC-KAR IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26 DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION No. 806 OF 2019 BETWEEN: INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT BY ITS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF INCOME - TAX (I & CI) C R BUILDING (ANNEX), QUEEN’S ROAD BANGALORE – 560 001. …PETITIONER (BY SRI E I SANMATHI (NOC), ADVOCATE) AND: 1. M/S. JANATA SEVA CO- OPRATIVE BANK LTD, RAJATHA BHAVAN RAJATHA BHAVAN No.14, MAIN ROAD HAMPINAGAR VIJAYANAGAR II STAGE BANGALORE – 560 104. REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN. 2. SRI RAMU CHAIRMAN M/s. JANATHA SEVA CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD., RAJATHA BHAVAN, No.14, MAIN ROAD HAMPINAGAR, VIJAYANAGAR II STAGE BANGALORE – 560 104. 3. SMT. S BHAGYA CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER M/s. JANATHA SEVA CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD., HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22492 CRL.RP No. 806 of 2019 RAJATHA BHAVAN, No.14, MAIN ROAD HAMPINAGAR, VIJAYANAGAR II STAGE BANGALORE – 560 104. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI NAGHARISH G.S, ADVOCATE FOR R1 & R3 V/O DTD. 03.03.2022 CASE AGSINT R2 STAND ABATED) THIS CRL.RP IS FILED UNDER SECTION 397 READ WITH SECTION 401 Cr.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DT.03.12.2018 DISCHARGING THE RESPONDENTS IN C.C.No.261/2017 AND REMAND THE MATTER TO THE SPECIAL COURT FOR ECONOMIC OFFENCES,BANGALORE BY ALLOWING THE CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION WITH A DIRECTION TO PROCEED AGAINST THE RESPONDENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW AND ETC., THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL ORDER This Criminal Revision Petition is filed challenging the order passed by the Special Court for Economic Offence, Bengaluru, wherein the discharge application filed by respondents has been allowed. The Court which passed the impugned order is presided by the judicial Magistrate who is sub-ordinate to the Sessions Court. Proprietary demands that Criminal Revision Petition lies to the Sessions Court even though there is concurrent HC-KAR jurisdiction of this Court to entertain this Criminal Revision Petition. 2. Hence, this Criminal Revision Petition is transferred to Sessions Court. 3. Registry is directed to send records of this Criminal Revision Petition to Sessions Court having jurisdiction. 4. For the purpose of statistic, this Criminal Revision Petition is disposed of. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR)JUDGE DSP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 0