- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50299 WP No. 16043 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 16043 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. VENKATESHAMMA W/O LATE C.MARIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 85 YEARS 2. SRI. M. VENKATAREDDY AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS S/O LATE C. MARIYAPPA BOTH ARE R/AT YELUVAHALLI VILLAGE VIJAYAPURA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT - 562 135. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. CHOKKAREDDY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, CENTRAL ZONE, CUNNIGHAM ROAD, CHALUKYA CIRCLE, BANGALORE - 560 052. Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50299 WP No. 16043 of 2025 3. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE CUNNIGHAM ROAD, CHALUKYA CIRCLE BANGALORE - 560 052. 4. DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE CUNNIGHAM ROAD, CHALUKYA CIRCLE BANGALORE - 560 052. 5. POLICE INSPECTOR VIJAYAPURA POLICE STATION VIJAYAPURA, DEVANAHALLI TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT - 562 135 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. K.P. YASHODHA AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARYICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SEC.528 OF BNSS PRAYING TO- DIRECTION TO THE R5 TO CONSIDER THE COMPLAINT AS ANNEXURE -A DATED 14.08.2024 FILED BY THE P2 AS PER THE GUIDELINES OF SUPREME COURT IN LALITHA KUMARI VS STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH 2013 8 SUPREME -1. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: a. "Issue writ of mandamus or any direction to the respondent No.5 to consider the complaint as Annexure-A dated 14.08.2024, filed by the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50299 WP No. 16043 of 2025 petitioner No.2, as per the guidelines of Supreme Court in Lalitha Kumari Vs State of Uttara Pradesh. 2013 (8) supreme-1; b. To grant such other reliefs and deems fit under facts and circumstances of the case by allowing the Writ Petition, in the interest of justice and equity." 2. The petitioner had once earlier approached this Court in W.P.No.3991/2025, which came to be disposed of vide order dated 17.03.2025, and on the basis of the very same complaint dated 14.08.2024, 28.08.2024 and 03.09.2024, had directed that the police protection be offered to the petitioner. 3. The petitioner is now before this Court on the very same complaints, contending that the complaints have not been registered. 4. When once earlier the petitioner had restricted the claim and the relief sought for, for police protection, the question of on the very same complaints, now a registration of FIR to be done cannot be considered since the co-ordinate Bench of this Court has already - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50299 WP No. 16043 of 2025 considered the matter and restricted the claim of the petitioner to police protection. Hence, no ground is made out, and accordingly, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE SSD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 36