- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:14492 WP No. 15859 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 15859 OF 2023 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: NANJAPPA S/O LATE NARAYANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.7, NAVARATHNA AGRAHARA, BOVIPALYA, JALA HOBLI, SADAHALLI POST, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT – 562 110 ALSO RESIDING AT NO.12/3, 1ST MAIN, ROYAL ENCLAVE PALM, SATHANURU COLONY, SRINIVASAPUR, BENGALURU POST, YELAHANKA, BENGALURU – 560 064. …PETITIONER (BY SRI N.NANDAN, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE INFANTRY ROAD, BENGALURU CITY BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, AMRUTHAHALLI POLICE STATION, Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:14492 WP No. 15859 of 2023 NORTH-EAST DIVISION, DEVANAHALLI, BENGALURU CITY, BENGALURU – 562 110. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, NORTH-EAST DIVISION, DEVANAHALLI, BENGALURU CITY, BENGALURU – 562 110. 4. THE POLICE INSPECTOR CHIKKAJALA POLICE STATION BENGALURU CITY, BENGALURU REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECTOR FOR R1-R4 HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU – 560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI RAHUL CARIAPPA K.S., AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT POLICE WHO HAS ISSUED POLICE NOTICE BEARING NO. 36/MAG/DCP/E/2023 DT. 28.06.2023 AS PER ANNX-‘A’ NOT TO CANCEL THE GUN LICENCES ISSUED IN LICENCES NO. 31/R AND P/2019 IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:14492 WP No. 15859 of 2023 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioner is before this Court seeking a direction to the respondents not to cancel the gun licence issued in his favour. 2. Heard Sri N Nandan, learned counsel appearing for petitioner and Sri Rahul Cariappa, learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for respondents. 3. The learned Additional Government Advocate, on instructions, would submit that the gun licence of the petitioner has not stood cancelled, it is only a notice that has been issued seeking to show cause as to why it should not be cancelled. He would submit that the gun licence of the petitioner would not be cancelled. The said submission is placed on record. 4. The learned counsel for petitioner would now seek an ancillary prayer that his gun license should be renewed, which prayer cannot be considered before this Court, without a - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:14492 WP No. 15859 of 2023 representation or an application to that effect before the concerned Authority. 5. However, petitioner is at liberty to file an application seeking renewal of gun license, if he so desires and the concerned Authority shall consider the same, in accordance with law. Accordingly, petition stands disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE BKP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7