Authority: High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru

Order Date: 7 July 2026

Case Overview

  • Petition: Criminal Revision Petition No. 774 of 2021 filed by the Income Tax Department (Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax (TDS), Circle 1(1), H.M.T. Bhuvan, Bellary Road, Bengaluru) against A. Raghunathan, Chief Finance Officer of King Fisher Airlines Limited, Bengaluru.
  • The petition sought to set aside the order of discharge dated 03.08.2019 issued by the Special Court for Economic Offences, Bangalore, in C.C. No.199/2016.
  • The Court noted a prior revision petition (Crl.R.P.No.398/2020) dated 18.07.2025, which had been disposed after directing the registry to forward records to the Sessions Court having jurisdiction.
  • The present petition was heard on 7 July 2026 before Hon’ble Mr. Justice H.P. Sandesh.

Final Outcome

  • The Court disposed Criminal Revision Petition No. 774 of 2021, directing the registry to send the petition records to the Sessions Court having jurisdiction for statistical purposes. No substantive relief was granted.

Topics: Legal Procedure, Tax Dispute