- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:7372 WP No. 17715 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 17715 OF 2021 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: R.N.SREEKANTAIAH S/O NANJAPPA, AGED 54 YEARS, R/AT NO.455, 3RD MAIN, 4TH CROSS, BDA MKS LAYOUT, DODDAKALLASANDAR, BENGALURU-560 068. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. B.RAMESH., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY BASAVANAGUDI WOMEN'S POLICE STATION, BENGALURU CITY, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. H.S.PANKAJA D/O SRINIVASA MURTHY, AGED 50 YEARS, R/AT NO.171, PUSHPAGIRI APARTMENT, ARAKERE, MICO LAYOUT, BANNERGHATTA ROAD, BENGALURU-560 076. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MAHANTESH SHETTAR., AGA FOR R1; R2-SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) Digitally signed by PREMCHANDRA M R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:7372 WP No. 17715 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 IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, AN ORDER IS MADE AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER Sri.B.Ramesh., counsel for the petitioner and Sri.Mahantesh Shettar., AGA for respondent No.1 have appeared in person. 2. The Notices vide Annexures N1 and N2 are called into question in this Writ Petition on several grounds as setout in the Memorandum of Writ Petition. 3. Counsel for the respective parties urged several contentions. Heard the arguments and perused the Writ papers with care. 4. The second respondent alleged that she has some family dispute with the petitioner and accordingly she appears to have filed a complaint before the first respondent - Police. Taking note of the same, the notices were issued to the petitioner vide Annexures-N1 and N2. Apparently, the complaint relates to a alleged family dispute. Needless to say, - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:7372 WP No. 17715 of 2021 the Police Authority cannot interfere in a family dispute/ civil matters. Hence, the action on the part of the Police Authority cannot be sustained. Therefore, this Court deems it proper to quash the notices. 5. The Writ of Certiorari is ordered. The Notices issued by the first respondent vide Annexures-N1 and N2 are quashed. 6. Resultantly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. Sd/- (JYOTI MULIMANI) JUDGE MRP List No.: 2 Sl No.: 40