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The petitioner is common in all these cases, so also the respondents. It is, therefore, the matters are taken up together and considered by this common order. For the sake of convenience facts pertaining to Criminal Petition No.8421 of 2022 are narrated.

2. The petitioner is before this Court calling in question order dated 08-07-2022 by which the XLII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Bengaluru in C.C.No.30796 of 2021 allows an interlocutory application filed by the 1st respondent under Section 319 of the CrPC ordering impleadment of 2nd respondent/Megacity (Bangalore) Developers and Builders Limited as accused No.2 in the aforesaid proceedings. The numbers of the proceedings would vary in every case. But, the issue and the parties remain the same.

6. When things stood thus, the Central Government seeks appointment of an Official Liquidator to take charge of the affairs of the 2nd respondent and wind it up. During the pendency of those proceedings, the 1st respondent/Serious Fraud Investigation Office coming under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India registers a crime before the Special Court against the person involved i.e., the Managing Director invoking Section 200 of the Cr.P.C. The learned Magistrate takes cognizance of the offence and registers the crime in C.C. No. 6415 of 2012 which later became C.C.No. 30796 of 2021 for offence punishable under Sections 403 and 409 of the IPC. During the pendency of proceedings, several developments happen before the Tribunal. Owing to those developments the complainant therein/1st respondent heren files an application before the concerned Court to implead the 2nd respondent as a party respondent in those proceedings. The application was seriously resisted before the concerned Court. The concerned Court, on considering the application filed by the 1st respondent allows the same by an order dated 08-07-2022 directing the 2nd respondent/Megacity (Bangalore) Developers and Builders Limited to be impleaded as accused No.2, which would be represented by its nominee Director one Sri C.V. Sanjeevan.

"12. The complainant submits that Megacity (Bangalore) Developers & Builders Ltd. (MDBL) was incorporated as a private limited company under the name Megacity (Bangalore) Developers & Builders Private Ltd. On 11.08.1994. The registered office and corporate office of megacity (Bangalore) Developers and Builders Ltd. (MDBL) is in Mega Tower, 120, Kengal Hanumanthaiah Road, Bangalore - 560027. According to the Memorandum of Association the object of Megacity (Bangalore) Developers & Builders Ltd. is to carry on the business to develop, construct, furnish, letout, sell, deal in and to carry on all or any of the functions of proprietors of land, flats, maisonettes, dwelling houses, shops, offices, commercial complexes, factory sheds and buildings and accommodation of all kinds etc. (Copies of Memorandum of Association & Article of Association are annexed herewith as ANNEXURE -6."

Wherefore it is prayed that this Honourable Court may please to arraign the Company Megacity (Bangalore) Builders & Developers Ltd later it named as Megacity (Bangalore) Builders & Developers Pvt. Ltd as accused No.2, No.1 Chandralok, 5th Cross, Gandhinagar, Bangalore - 560 009, later address of the company is No.120, Mega Tower, Kengal Hanumanthaiah Road, Bangalore - 560027 and to proceed against the Company in accordance with law in the interest of justice. 

Bangalore                      Advocate for Complainant




     Date:17.07.2019."