- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18686 WP No. 15440 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 15440 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: MRS. KAVI VERMA AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS RESIDING AT GRACE HOME NO.202, 2ND FLOOR SWAMY NARAYANA CLINIC ROAD 3RD MAIN ROAD, HBR LAYOUT BENGALURU NORTH PO: KALYANANAGAR DIST.: BENGALURU KARNATAKA – 560 043. …PETITIONER (BY SRI ABDUL MAJID, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SYED SHOAIB S/O SYED SIRAJ NO.175, 5TH MAIN, 9TH CROSS WITE APARTMENT, HBR LAYOUT BENGALURU NORTH BENGALURU – 560 043. 2. SHAMEEM TAJ NO.175, 5TH MAIN, 9TH CROSS WITE APARTMENT, HBR LAYOUT BENGALURU NORTH Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18686 WP No. 15440 of 2025 BENGALURU – 560 043. 3. SHAFIA TABEASUM NO.175, 5TH MAIN, 9TH CROSS WITE APARTMENT, HBR LAYOUT BENGALURU NORTH BENGALURU – 560 043. 4. SHAZIYA NO.175, 5TH MAIN 9TH CROSS WITE APARTMENT, HBR LAYOUT BENGALURU NORTH BENGALURU – 560 043 DG / IG OF POLICE NRUPATUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU OPPOSITE MARTHAS HOSPITAL BENGALURU – 560 001. 5. STATE BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE KG, HALLI TANNERY ROAD KG HALLI BENGALURU – 560 043 PH: 8022942556. 6. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE ALI ASKER ROAD, VASANTH NAGAR BENGALURU, KARNATAKA. 7. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE CENTRAL DIVISION 8, KASTURBA ROAD BENGALURU - 560 051, KARNATAKA. 8. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE B.R.AMBEDKAR PLAY GROUND, B, 5TH CROSS ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 045. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18686 WP No. 15440 of 2025 9. CYBER CRIME POLICE STATION OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE NO.1, INFANTARY ROAD, BENGALURU CITY PH: 8022375522. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI RAHUL CARIYAPPA, AGA FOR R5 TO R9) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO THE PETITIONER SEEKS THE ISSUANCE OF A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.6 TO INVESTIGATE AGAINST SHOAIB. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, 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 prayers: “1. The petitioner seeks issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondent No.6 to investigate against Shoaib. 2. The petitioner seeks the intervention of this Hon’ble Court to ensure that the police department conducts a thorough investigation into the allegations of exploitation, fraud, rape, and domestic violence. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18686 WP No. 15440 of 2025 3. The petitioner seeks to direct the respondent No.6 to impound the passport of the Shoaib the respondent No.1. 4. The petitioner seeks the intervention of the court to direct cyber crime police respondent no.9 to restrain the respondent no.1 from dumping the naked video’s/photos of petitioner which the respondent had taken during the relationship into the social media.” 2. This Court on 02-06-2025 had passed the following order: “The petition is preferred on the premise that the police are not registering the crime. The learned High Court Government Pleader would submit that if the petitioner would appear, even today, at 6:00p.m. at K.G. Halli Police Station, the crime would be registered and registration of the crime of the report would be reported to the Court on 03.06.2025. List this matter on 03.06.2025 at 2.30 p.m.” 3. Learned Additional Government Advocate Sri Rahul Cariappa, on instructions would submit that, the police have now registered a crime in Crime No.202 of 2025 for the offence punishable under Sections 376, 420, 504 and 506 of the IPC and investigation has commenced since yesterday. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18686 WP No. 15440 of 2025 4. In that light, petition stands disposed. However, liberty is reserved to the petitioner to knock at the doors of this Court in the event of need. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE BKP List No.: 3 Sl No.: 104 CT:SS