- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:6995 WP No. 4586 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 4586 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: SRI. PRADEEP KUMAR R SON OF LATE RAJU PUTTARAJU, AGED 47 YEARS R/A NO.1130/4, PRINCE OF WALES ROAD, BEHIND RTO OFFICE, CHAMARAJA MOHALLA, MYSORE-570 005. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KESHAVA MURTHY M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA HOME DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR. B.R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE 560 001. REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. THE DG AND IGP, POLICE HEADQUARTERS, NRUPATUNGA ROAD, BANGALORE - 560001. 3. THE POLICE COMMISSIONER, OFFICE OF THE POLICE COMMISSIONER, MIRZA ROAD, NAZARBAD, DOORA, MYSURU- 570010 Digitally signed by DHARMALINGAM Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:6995 WP No. 4586 of 2025 4. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, LAW AND ORDER, OFFICE OF THE POLICE COMMISSIONER, MIRZA ROAD, NAZARBAD, DOORA, MYSURU- 570010 5. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, VIJAYANAGAR SUB DIVISION, HEBBAL, KUVEMPU CIRCLE, LOKANAYAKA NAGAR, HEBBAL, 1ST STAGE, MYSURU - 570 016. 6. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KRISHNARAJA POLICE STATION, VANI VILAS DOUBLE ROAD, K.R. MOHALLA, LAKSHMI PURAM, MYSURU-570 024. 7. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, DEVARAJA POLICE STATION, 2030/A, DHANAVANTRI ROAD, DEVARAJA MOHALLA, SHIVARAMPET, MYSURU-570001 8. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, HEBBAL POLICE STATION, KUVEMPU CIRCLE, LOKANAYAKA NAGAR, HEBBAL, 1ST STAGE, MYSURU - 570 016. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.SHAMANTH NAIK., HCGP) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DTD. 06.11.2023 BEARING NO. SAM/VNV/CC/891/2023 OPENING THE ROWDY SHEET AGAINST THE PETITIONER PRODUCED AT ANNX-A AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:6995 WP No. 4586 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER The petitioner is aggrieved of his name being entered in the rowdy sheet. The prayer in the writ petition is to quash the order dated 06.11.2023 at Annexure-A, passed by respondent No.5-Assistant Commissioner of Police, Vijayanagara Sub-Division, Hebbal, Mysuru, directing the name of the petitioner to be entered in the Rowdy Sheet in the ‘B’ list. 2. A Co-ordinate Bench of this Court has considered a batch of writ petitions with similar prayers in the case of Sri. B. S. Prakash vs. State of Karnataka and Others in W.P.No.4504/2021 and connected matters by order dated 22.04.2022. It has been held that the jurisdictional police shall compulsorily once in two years undertake a periodic review of entries in the Register of Rowdies suo motu, as provided under Clause (2), Order 1057 of the Manual. It was also directed that if any - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:6995 WP No. 4586 of 2025 representation is given by the delinquent, the representation for review shall be considered by the jurisdictional police at the initial level within a period of 30 days during which necessary inputs may be obtained through the available sources as to merits of the claim. A recommendation shall be sent to the jurisdictional Superintendent of Police or the Sub-Divisional Police Officer within fifteen days along with representation and material collected thereon. Such recommendation along with result of the consideration of the representation shall be communicated to the delinquent concerned within the next fifteen days. 3. Having regard to the procedure prescribed and enunciated in the said order, this Court is of the considered opinion that the petitioner should be granted liberty to file necessary representation. As and when the representation is given by the petitioner, the respondent police authorities shall consider the same and pass necessary orders following the procedure prescribed in the said order. - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:6995 WP No. 4586 of 2025 4. Accordingly, writ petition stands disposed of. 5. Pending I.As., if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE DL CT: JL