- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:17967 WP No. 12751 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF MAY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 12751 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: PRABHAKAR YALLAPPA KHANAPURE S/O YALLAPPA BHIMAPPA KHANAPUR AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS R/AT N-1, SNEH PARADISE S. NO. 123/A/1 RAMBAUG COLONY, KOTHRUD PUNE – 411 038 MAHARASTRA STATE. …PETITIONER (BY SRI AMARANATHAN A. V., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF HOME GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU – 560 001 (REP. BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY). 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE BENGALURU CITY, INFANTRY ROAD BENGALURU – 560 051. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE NORTH DIVISION, NEAR YESHWANTHPURA CIRCLE YESHWANTHPURA, BENGALURU – 560 022. Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:17967 WP No. 12751 of 2025 4. MAHALAKSHMI LAYOUT POLICE STATION NO.109, 2ND CROSS ROAD, BOVIPALYA NAGAPURA, BENGALURU – 560 086. 5. NAGESH @ NAGESH KUMAR N. R., S/O RAMA (RAMAKRISHNA N.T.) AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS NO.69, 7TH CROSS, FURTHER EXTENSION OF MAHALAKHSMI LAYOUT, BENGALURU – 560 086. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI RAHUL CARIAPPA K. S., AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO ACT UPON THE COMPLAINT GIVEN BY THE PETITIONER DTD 17.11.2024 BEFORE THE JURISDICTION MAHALAKSHMI LAYOUT POLICE STATION, BENGALURU AS PER ANNX-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioner is before this Court seeking the following prayer: “a) Directing the Respondents to act upon the complaint given by the petitioner dated 17.11.2024 before the jurisdiction Mahalakshmi Layout Police Station, Bengaluru, as per Annexure – A. b) Pass such other orders as this Hon’ble Court may deems fit in the facts and circumstances of the case, in the interest of equity and justice.” - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:17967 WP No. 12751 of 2025 2. Heard Sri A.V.Amarnathan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Rahul Cariappa, learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondents. 3. A complaint comes to be registered against by the petitioner seeking registration of the crime on the score that the allegations would constitute cognizable offences as what is alleged is, forging of the signature of the petitioner. The complaint is not acted upon by the respondents. 4. Learned Additional Government Advocate submits that an acknowledgement of receipt of the complaint is furnished and action will be taken strictly in consonance with judgement of Apex Court rendered in the case of LALITHA KUMARI VS. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH reported in (2014) 2 SCC 1. 4. In the light of the aforesaid submissions, respondents are directed to take action upon the complaint dated 17.11.2024 in terms of the judgment of Apex Court in the case of LALITHA KUMARI VS. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH reported in (2014) 2 SCC 1. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:17967 WP No. 12751 of 2025 5. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition stands allowed. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NVJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 116 CT:SS