- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:12408 WP No. 8053 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 8053 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: MR. CHANNAVEERAIAH HARRIESH, S/O. LATE B. CHANNAVEERAIAH, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, RESIDING AT ABHIRAMINI, JC EXTENSION, VIJAYAPURA, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, KARNATAKA - 562 135. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. KEERTHANA NAGARAJ, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS, OFFICE OF SECRETARIAT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001. (REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY) 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL AND INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 002. 3. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, NO.2, ALI ASKER ROAD, VASANTH NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 001. Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:12408 WP No. 8053 of 2025 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, KOTHANURU POLICE STATION, BENGALURU - 560 077. 5. GEETHANJALI ILANGO, W/O. BALASUBRAMANYAM ILANGO, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. 14/12, DODDAGUBBI VILLAGE, HENNUR, BENGALURU - 560 043. 5TH RESPONDENT ALSO RESIDING AT RED HOUSE CLIFF, CLIFFHALL LANE, TAMWORTH, STAFFORD SHIRE KINGSBURY, POSTAL CODE: B78 2DR, BIRMINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM. E-MAIL: gilango@hotmail.com …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAHUL CARIAPPA, AGA FOR R1 TO R4) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE 4TH RESPONDENT NOT TO TAKE ANY COERCIVE ACTION AND HARASS THE PETITIONER IN THE GUISE OF FRIVOLOUS INQUIRY/INVESTIGATION BASED ON THE FALSE COMPLAINT FILED BY THE 5TH RESPONDENT AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:12408 WP No. 8053 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioner is before this Court seeking the following prayers: "(a) Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, directing the 4th Respondent not to take nay coercive action and harass the Petitioner in the guise of frivolous inquiry/investigation based on the false complaint filed by the 5th Respondent. (b) Call for records of all documents pertaining to the Enquiry/Investigation conducted by the 4th Respondent Police Station pertaining to the complaint tendered by the 5th respondent. And/or in the alternative; (c) Issue an appropriate writ in the nature of declaration declaring the course of enquiry being conducted by the 4th Respondent as illegal and an abuse of process of law. (d) Pass any other order as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit to grant in the facts and circumstances of the case." 2. Heard Smt. Keerthana Nagaraj, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Shri Rahul Cariappa, learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for respondents No.1 to 4. 3. The learned Additional Government Advocate on instructions would submit that they are not pursuing the - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:12408 WP No. 8053 of 2025 petition so registered against the petitioners, three months ago. 4. The submission is placed on record. 5. In the light of the said submission, it is needless to observe that the respondent - Police shall not harass the petitioner in view of the CCB report. In the light of the aforesaid circumstances, the petition stands disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE JY List No.: 1 Sl No.: 90 CT: BHK