- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:12183 WP No. 106787 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY WRIT PETITION NO. 106787 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: TIMMANNA @ VITTHAL NAIK, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. UGRANIMANE MAIN ROAD, CHOUTANI, TQ. BHATKAL, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT-581 320. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. S.G. KADADAKATTI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY POLICE SUB INSPECTOR, BHATKAL TOWN POLICE STATION, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ADDL. SPP, HIGH COURT BUILDING, DHARWAD-580 011. 2. SRI. DEVENDRA @ MADEVAYYA S/O NARAYAN NAIK, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/O. UGRANIMANE MAIN ROAD, CHOUTANI, TQ. BHATKAL, U.K. DISTRICT-581 320. … RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP FOR R1) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SECTION 528 OF BNNS, 2023 (UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C.), PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT/ORDER OR DIRECTION BY DIRECTING INVESTIGATION OFFICER, TO HOLD FURTHER INVESTIGATION IN CRIME NO.102/2024 MARKED AS ANNEXURE-A (IN C.C. NO.873/2025) PENDING ON THE FILE OF PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C., COURT BHATKAL FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 118(2) B.N.S., 2023 BY THE BHATKAL TOWN POLICE STATION BASED ON THE ALLEGATIONS MADE IN THE COMPLAINT AND IN MEDICAL RECORDS, OTHER THEN THE OFFICER WHO CONDUCTED INVESTIGATION BY ALLOWING THIS PETITION IN THE ENDS OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. RAKESH S HARIHAR Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:12183 WP No. 106787 of 2025 THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER IS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioner to avail alternative remedy as provided under the law. 2. The submission of learned counsel for the petitioner is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE DN CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 56