IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF JULY 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NOS.3382-83 AND 6099-6100/2019 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN:
1. Avinash Prabhu S/o Peter Prabhu Aged about 45 years Residing at F-3, Hulkul Residency 81, Lavelle Road Richmond Circle Bengaluru – 560 001.
2. Dhiraj Prabhu S/o Peter Prabhu Aged about 37 years Residing at F-3, Hulkul Residency, 81, Lavelle Road Richmond Circle Bengaluru – 560 001. … Petitioners (By Sri Yeshu Mishra, Advocate - Absent) AND:
1. State of Karnataka Represented by Principal Secretary Department of Home Affairs Government of Karnataka Vidhana Soudha Bengaluru - 560001.
2. Director General & Inspector General of Police Karnataka State Police Department Police Head Quarters Nrupatunga Road Bengaluru – 560 001.
3. Commissioner of Police Bengaluru City #1, Infantry Road Bengaluru – 560 001.
4. Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) #1, Infantry Road Bengaluru – 560 001.
5. Station House Officer Hennur Police Station Bengaluru – 560 043.
6. Station House officer Yelahanka Police Station Bengaluru – 560 068.
7. Station House Officer Kothanuru Police Station Bengaluru – 560 043.
8. Station House Officer Thalghatpura Police Station Bengaluru – 562117.
9. Police Inspector Central Crime Branch (F & M Wing) Cottonpet Main Road Bengaluru – 560009. … Respondents (By Sri B Balakrishna, AGA) These Writ Petitions are filed under Articles 226 and of the Constitution of India, praying to direct Respondent No.3 to transfer Crime No.1/2019 registered by the Respondent No.6; Crime No. 4 of 2019 registered by the Respondent No.7; Crime No.5 of 2019 registered by the Respondent No.8 and Crime No.5 of 2019 registered by the Respondent No.17 vide Annexures-B, C, D and E respectively to the Respondent Nos.9 for investigation, etc., These Writ Petitions coming on for Preliminary Hearing in ‘B’ Group, this day, the Court made the following:-
ORDER None for the petitioners.
Sri.B.Balakrishna, Additional Government Advocate for respondents.
2. In these petitions filed under Articles 226 and 227 of Constitution of India, the petitioners interalia have prayed for a direction to the respondents to transfer the investigation to Central Crime Branch.
3. When the matter was taken up today, the learned Additional Government Advocate submits that investigation has been already transferred to Central Crime Branch on 3.1.2019. The aforesaid submission is taken on record.
4. In view of the aforesaid submission, nothing survives for adjudication in the Writ Petitions.
5. Accordingly, the Writ Petitions are disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE RS/* ct:b