- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:5202-DB CCC No. 1385 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 1385 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. M/S. PREMIER CONTROLS REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR CHANDRA MOHAN KUNDAPUR SON OF LATE PADMANABHA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS RESIDENT OF R.N.S. SHANTHI NIVAS APARTMENTS, B1/1003 GORAGUNTEPALYA, YESHWANTHPUR BANGALORE-560 022. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI A.T. MALLYA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE-560 001 BY SECRETARY. PROFORMA RESPONDENT NO.1 Digitally signed by H K HEMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:5202-DB CCC No. 1385 of 2024 2. SRI ANIL KUMAR THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER PEENYA POLICE STATION BANGALORE-560 058. …ACCUSED (SRI S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO PUNISH THE ACCUSED NO.2, FOR HAVING COMMITTED CONTEMPT OF COURT FOR WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDERS OF THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE, HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE, IN W.P.NO.21552/2024 DATED 23.09.2024, TO HOLD THE PRELIMINARY ENQUIRY, RELYING ON THE COMPLAINT DATED 27.06.2024, ON THE BASIS OF THE ACCUSATIONS DETAILED IN THE COMPLAINT AT ANNEXURE-G AND DIRECT THE ACCUSED NO.2, TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER OF THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE IN W.P.NO.21552/2024 DATED 23.09.2024 WHICH DIRECTED THE ACCUSED NO.2 TO INITIATE PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION BASED ON THE COMPLAINT AT ANNEXURE-G, IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:5202-DB CCC No. 1385 of 2024 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA) Heard learned advocate Mr. A.T.Mallya for the petitioner- the complainant and learned Additional Government Advocate Mr. S.H.Raghavendra for respondent nos.1 and 2. 2. The contempt is alleged in respect of breach of the directions contained in the order dated 23.09.2024 passed by learned Single Judge in Writ Petition No.21552 of 2024. The directions required respondent No.2-the Station House Officer, Peenya Police Station, Bengaluru, to conduct inquiry pursuant to the compliant of the petitioner dated 27.06.2024. 3. While the contention of learned advocate for the complainant is that respondent No.2 has not conducted an inquiry so far, on a reading of the directions, it would become evident that no time limit is prescribed by the court for conducting such an inquiry. In the circumstances, it is not possible to conclude that a contempt of court, much less a willful contempt is committed by respondent No.2 in not concluding the inquiry. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:5202-DB CCC No. 1385 of 2024 4. At the same time, since there is a direction to conduct the inquiry and the directions of the court should not go uncomplied with, it is provided that respondent No.2 shall conduct the inquiry and complete the same within three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, failing which respondent No.2 shall be espoused to aggravated form of contempt. 5. With the above limited observations, the present contempt petition is not entertained and is disposed of. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE hkh. List No.: 1 Sl No.: 10