- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:385 WP No. 15363 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 15363 OF 2021 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: SRI. K.V.VENKATESH S/O LATE VENKATARAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/A 4/3, HOSAHATTI LAYOUT, KODIGEHALLI SHAKAR NAGAR POST, BENGALURU - 92. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. H.MALATESH., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA HOME DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 01. 2. THE OFFICE OF DY. SUPERINTEDENT OF POLICE, DODBALLAPURA SUB-DIVISION, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, DODBALLAPURA - 561 203. 3. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR (SATHISH), DODBALLAPURA RURAL POLICE STATION, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, DODBALLAPURA - 561 203. 4. SUB-INSPECTOR, DODBALLAPURA RURAL POLICE STATION, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, DODBALLAPUR - 561 203. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MAHANTESH SHETTAR., AGA) Digitally signed by THEJASKUMAR N Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:385 WP No. 15363 of 2021 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, SEEKING CERTAIN RELIEFS. THIS WRIT PETITION IS LISTED FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, AN ORDER IS MADE AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER Sri.Mahantesh Shettar., AGA for the respondents has appeared in person. 2. The captioned Writ Petition is filed seeking following reliefs: (1) Issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the third respondent to register the complaint dated 02.08.2021 produced as Annexure-E, (the third respondent not ready to give any acknowledgment but the complaint stated as per Annexure-E is already submitted to him) Complaint against the owners of land in respect of Sy.No.4 and 21/1 of Thammashetty Hally Village, Kasaba Hobli, Dodballapur Taluk, Bengaluru Rural District. (2) Kindly direct the first respondent to take action against the third respondent for not registering the FIR on the complaint lodged by the petitioner. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:385 WP No. 15363 of 2021 3. Heard the arguments and perused the Writ papers with care. 4. The grievance of the petitioner is that the third respondent has not registered the compliant made by him. If at all the petitioner has any grievance about non-registering the complaint by the third respondent, he has remedy under Section 156(3) of the Cr.P.C to make a complaint before the Deputy Commissioner in accordance with the law laid down by the Apex Court in PRIYANKA SRIVASTAVA VS. STATE OF U.P reported in 2015 (6) SCC 287. The Writ Petition is devoid of merits and is liable to be dismissed. 5. Resultantly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. Sd/- (JYOTI MULIMANI) JUDGE TKN List No.: 3 Sl No.: 34