- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47398 WP No. 11138 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 11138 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: 1. MS J R SHANTHALA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS D/O SRI. J.R.RAMACHANDRA NAIDU R/AT 6/1, MOYENVILLA ROAD LANGFORD TOWN, BENGALURU-25. 2. SRI J.R RAMESH AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS S/O SRI. J.R.RAMACHANDRA NAIDU R/AT 6/1, MOYENVILLA ROAD LANGFORD TOWN, BENGALURU-25. …PETITIONERS (BY SMT. RADHA JAYANTHI C S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA V IDHANNAVEEDI, BENGALURU. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE INFANTRY ROAD, BENGALURU – 500001. 3. THE SHO ASHOKNAGAR POLICE STATION BENGALURU-560025 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SIDARTH BABU RAO, AGA FOR R1 TO R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE 3RD Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47398 WP No. 11138 of 2025 RESPONDENT OFFICIALS TO GIVE POLICE PROTECTION TO THE PETITIONERS, II. DIRECT THE R3 OFFICIALS NOT TO HARASS THE PETITIONERS BY WATCHING THEIR HOUSE, FOLLOWING THEM AND NOT TO MAKE PHONE CALLS ASKING THEM TO SIGN MAHAZAR PREPARED IN THE POLICE STATION BY ASKING THE PETITIONERS TO BRING TWO WITNESSES FOR SIGNATURE TO THE MAHAZAR REPORT AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. The Petitioners are before this Court seeking for the following reliefs; i) Directing the 3rd respondent officials to give Police protection to the petitioners ii) Directing the 3rd respondent officials not to harass the petitioners by watching their house, following them and not to make phone calls asking them to sign Mahazar prepared in the police station by asking the petitioners to bring two witnesses for signature to the mahazar report. iii) and issue such other orders as the hon’ble court feels deem fit to in the interest of justice. 2. There being a fracas outside the gate of the house of the Petitioners, allegedly at the instance of one Chaitra Ruby @ Pinky, the Hoysala vehicle of the police came to the said spot, made some enquiries - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47398 WP No. 11138 of 2025 and drew up a mahazar. At that time, the said police personnel also entered the house of the Petitioners. 3. The Petitioners who have also filed a complaint in Crime No.58/2025 and NCR.No.50/2025 against the said Chaitra Ruby @ Pinky, the petitioners are aggrieved by the respondents-police having entered the house of the petitioners to conduct a mahazar and the Petitioners are apprehensive that at the instance and behest of Chaitra Ruby @ Pinky, the police officers would ill-treat the Petitioners and harass the Petitioners and it is in that background, the Petitioners are before this Court. 4. Learned AGA submits that the investigation would be carried out in accordance with law and there would be no harassment made of the Petitioners as apprehended by the Petitioners. 5. The said submission answers the grievance of the petitioners. Directing respondents to complete the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47398 WP No. 11138 of 2025 investigation as expeditiously as possible, the petition stands disposed. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE KTY List No.: 1 Sl No.: 51