IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF JULY 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION No.52098/2018 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN:
C D MADAPPA @ HARISHA, S/O C. P. DEVAIAH, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, RESIDENT OF HARIHARA VILLAGE & POST, SRIMANGALA HOBLI, VIRAJPET TALUK, KODAGU DISTRICT-571201.
AND:
... PETITIONER (BY SRI K CHANDRANATH ARIGA, ADVOCATE) 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOME DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001.
2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE KODAGU DISTRICT, MADIKERI-571201.
3. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE VIRAJPET SUB-DIVISION, KODAGU DISTRICT, MADIKERI-571201.
4. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE KUTTA CIRCLE, VIRAJPET TALUK, KODAGU DISTRICT, MADIKERI-571201.
5. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER SRIMANGALA POLICE STATION, KUTTA CIRCLE, VIRAJPET TALUK, KODAGU DISTRICT, MADIKERI-571201.
... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B. BALAKRISHNA, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ROWDY SHEET OPENED AND MAINTAINED AGAINST THE PETITIONER IN THE R-5 POLICE STATION I.E., SRIMANGALA POLICE STATION, GONIKOPPA CIRCLE, VIRAJPET TALUK, KODAGU DISTRICT.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R Sri K. Chandranath Ariga, learned counsel for the petitioner.
Sri B. Balakrishna, learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondents.
2. The writ petition is admitted for hearing. With consent of the learned counsel for the parties, the same is heard finally.
3. In this petition, the petitioner seeks for quashment of the rowdy sheet opened and maintained against the petitioner in the 5th respondent police station.
4. When the matter was taken up today, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the writ petition be disposed of with a direction to the competent authority to consider and decide the representation dated 14.12.2017 (Annexure-A) submitted by the petitioner in accordance with law.
5. On the other hand, learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondents submitted that suitable action shall be taken in accordance with law.
6. In view of the submissions made and in the facts of the case, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the competent authority to consider and decide the representation dated 14.12.2017 in accordance with law by a speaking order within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order passed today. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case.
7. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE MD