- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:13638 WP No. 35717 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 35717 OF 2024 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: G S SANAULLA QURESHI S/O LATE PHIRA SAHEBA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.419, 1ST CROSS, 1ST MAIN, MASJIDE MUZAMIL ROAD, R.K. HEGDE NAGAR, BANGALORE NORTH, DR. SHIVARAMA KARANTH NAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 077 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SYED UMMER, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY OF MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI ROAD, BANGALORE-560 001 Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:13638 WP No. 35717 of 2024 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE BANGALORE CITY POLICE INFANTRY ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 001 3. SYED MUSADDIQ S/O SYED MAQBOOL AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.711, 1ST CROSS, R.K. HEGDE NAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 077 4. JAVEED KHAN S/O LATE RASOOL KHAN AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.99, NEW SHANTI NAGAR, 7TH CROSS, HEGDE NAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 077 5. AKMAL BAIG S/O ANWAR BAIG AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.32, 1ST CROSS, BASAVALINGAPPA NAGAR, BEHIND SAMPIGEHALLI POLICE STATION, BANGALORE - 560 077 - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:13638 WP No. 35717 of 2024 6. R. MOHAMMED GHOUSE S/O LATE ABDUL RAHMAN AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS R/AT NO.69, WAJID LAYOUT, THANISANDRA, S.R.K. HEGDE NAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 077 7. ALHAJ ABDUL RASHID SAB S/O ABDUL RAHMAN AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS R/AT NO.295, 4TH CROSS, R.K. HEGDE NAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 077 8. MOHAMMED AULALLA S/O LATE SHEIK MAHMOOD AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS R/AT NO.63, 1ST CROSS, SHIRDI SAI NAGAR, K. NARAYANPURA MAIN ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 077 9. STATION HOUSE OFFICER OF KOTHANUR POLICE STATION KOTHANUR, HENNUR ROAD BENGALURU …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAHUL CARIAPPA K.S., AGA FOR R1, R2 AND R9) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS DIRECT THE R-2 AND 3 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION OF PETITIONER VIDE DTD 10.12.2024 I.E ANNX-E AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:13638 WP No. 35717 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioner is before this Court seeking the following prayer: "Wherefore, it is prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue the writ of mandamus directing the respondent No.2 and 9 to consider the representation of petitioner Vide dated 10/12/2024 i.e., Annexure - E and to pass any order/s, relief/s, as this hon'ble court deems fit in the circumstances in the ends of justice and equity." 2. The prayer of the petitioner is for grant of adequate police protection owing to certain threat perception to the life of the petitioner. 3. The learned Additional Government Advocate Sri.Rahul Cariappa K.S., representing the State would submit that if there is threat in real time, the action would be taken in terms of circular dated 14.11.2018. 4. In that light, I deem it appropriate to dispose the petition with a direction to the respondent Nos.2 and 9 to - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:13638 WP No. 35717 of 2024 consider the representation of the petitioner, assess the threat in real time and then, in terms of 14.11.2018 circular, grant such police protection. 5. With the aforesaid observations, the petition stands disposed. Ordered accordingly. SD/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE KG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 30