Cause title — parties, addresses and appearances
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NC: 2026:KHC:14746
CRL.P No. 2736 of 2026
C/W CRL.P No. 2464 of 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH
CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2736 OF 2026 (439(Cr.PC) /
483(BNSS))
C/W
CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2464 OF 2026
IN CRL.P No. 2736/2026
BETWEEN:
1.
SRI PRATHAP E
AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS,
RESIDING AT NO.39, 3RD CROSS,
SHIVAKUMARASWAMIJI LAYOUT,
NEAR BYRAVESHWARA CIRCLE,
TOTADAGUDDAHALLI
BENGALURU – 560 073
PRESENTLY IN JUDICIAL CUSTODY
AT THE CENTRAL PRISON,
PARAPPANA AGRAHARA
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI. SHREEHARI.,ADVOCATE)
Digitally
signed by
SREEDHARAN
BANGALORE
SUSHMA
LAKSHMI
Location: High
Court of
Karnataka
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AND:
1.
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAXES
O/O ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER
OF COMMERCIAL TAX
(ENFORCEMENT-02), BENGALURU
B BLOCK, III FLOOR,
VTK-2, KORAMANGALA,
SOUTH ZONE,
BENGALURU – 560 047
…RESPONDENT
(BY SMT. ASMA KOUSER., ADDL. SSP)
THIS CRL.P FILED U/S.439 (FILED U/S.483 BNSS) CR.P.C
BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS
HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO:
(a)
ALLOW THIS PETITION AND GRANT BAIL TO THE
PETITIONER
IN
CRIME
NO.2/2026
NO.ADCOM/ENF/SZ/ACCT(ENT) 01/ARST-01/25-26 ON
THE FILE OF THE SPECIAL COURT FOR ECONOMIC
OFFENCE AT BENGALURU FOR THE OFFENCE P/US/
132(1)(i) OF THE KARNATAKA GOODS AND SERVICES
TAZ ACT, 2017/CENTRAL GOODS AND SERVICES TAX
ACT 2017/CENTRAL GOODS AND SERVICES TAX ACT,
2017.
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(b)
GRANT SUCH OTHER ORDER OR ORDERS AS DEEMED
FIT AND PROPER IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE
CASE IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE.
IN CRL.P NO. 2464/2026
BETWEEN:
1.
SMT. REVATHI E
W/O SRI PRATHAP E
AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS,
RESIDING AT NO. 39, 3RD CROSS,
SHIVAKUMARASWAMIJI LAYOUT,
NEAR BYRAVESHWARA CIRCLE,
TOTADAGUDDAHALLI
BENGALURU – 560 073
PRESENTLY IN JUDICIAL CUSTODY
AT THE CENTRAL PRISON, P
ARAPPANA AGRAHARA
...PETITIONER
(BY SRI. SHREEHARI KUSTA.,ADVOCATE)
AND:
1.
SMT. VIJAYA G
ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER
OF COMMERCIAL TAX
(ENFORCEMENT-02),
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BENGALURU B BLOCK, III FLOOR,
VTK-2, KORAMANGALA,
SOUTH ZONE,
BENGALURU 560047
...RESPONDENT
(BY SMT. ASMA KOUSER., ADDL. SSP)
THIS CRL.P FILED U/S.439 (FILED U/S.483 BNSS)
CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING
THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO:
(a)
ALLOW THIS PETITION AND GRANT BAIL TO THE
PETITIONER
IN
CRIME
NO.1/2026
NO.ADCOM/ENF/SZ/ACCT(ENT)-02/ARST-01/25-
26 ON THE FILE OF THE SPECIAL COURT FOR
ECONOMIC OFFENCE AT BENGALURU FOR THE
OFFENCE P/US/ 132(1)(i) OF THE KARNATAKA
GOODS AND SERVICES TAZ ACT, 2017/CENTRAL
GOODS AND SERVICES TAX ACT 2017/CENTRAL
GOODS AND SERVICES TAX ACT, 2017.
(b)
GRANT SUCH OTHER ORDER OR ORDERS AS
DEEMED
FIT
AND
PROPER
IN
THE
CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE IN THE INTEREST
OF JUSTICE.
THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY,
ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH