WP/28056/2026 of SRI ANIMESH GARG, Vs CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, on 1 October 2026

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WP No. 28056 of 2026

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE

WRIT PETITION NO. 28056 OF 2026 (GM-RES)

BETWEEN:

SRI ANIMESH GARG,

S/O SRI SUNIL GARG,

AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS,

RESIDING AT PLOT NO. 396,

SURYA NAGAR, GOPALPURA BYPASS,

LAL KOTHI, JAIPUR, GANDHINAGAR,

RAJASTHAN 302 015.

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI PAVAN SAGAR, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1.

CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION,

REPRESENTED BY CBI (ACB),

GANGANAGAR, BENGALURU 560 032,

REPRESENTED BY ITS STANDING COUNSEL.

2.

DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF VIGILANCE,

DEPT. OF CUSTOMS AND CENTRAL TAX,

REP. BY JOINT COMMISSIONER,

HYDERABAD ZONAL UNIT, HYDERABAD,

TELANGANA - 500 001.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI M V ANOOP KUMAR, ADDL.SPP FOR R1)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226

AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH

SECTION 528 OF THE BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA

SANHITA, 2023 PRAYING TO-A) CALL FOR THE RECORDS

PERTAINING TO RC NO. 0372026A0004/2026 REGISTERED BY

THE 1ST RESPONDENT POLICE.B) QUASH THE FIR DATED

Digitally Signed by ANANT

RAMNATH HEGDE

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WP No. 28056 of 2026

11.03.2026 IN RC NO. 0372026A0004/2026 REGISTERED BY

THE

FIRST

RESPONDENT

POLICE

FOR

THE

OFFENCES

PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 7 OF THE PREVENTION OF

CORRUPTION ACT, 1988 (AS AMENDED IN 2018) READ WITH

SECTION 120B OF THE INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860, AND ALL

PROCEEDINGS ARISING THEREFROM, PENDING ON THE FILE

OF THE XXI ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE

AND PRINCIPAL SPECIAL JUDGE FOR CBI CASES (CCH-4), BENGALURU, INSOFAR AS THE PETITIONER HEREIN IS

CONCERNED. (VIDE ANNEXURE-A).

THIS

PETITION,

COMING

ON

FOR

PRELIMINARY

HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE