- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35471 WP No. 16786 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 16786 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: MUHAMMED ALI SHOAIB S/O IQBAL FM AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS R/AT 801/33 3RD MAIN, 3RD CROSS B BLOCK SHANKARVIHAR LAYOUT DAVANAGERE-577006. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. TALHA ISMAIL BENGRE.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOME DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU 560 001. Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35471 WP No. 16786 of 2025 2. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE (SP) RING ROAD, DEVRAJ URS BADAVANE, DAVANGERE 577006. 3. TALUK EXECUTIVE MAGISTRATE (TAHSILDAR'S OFFICE) DAVANGERE TALUK, DAVANGERE 577001. 4. SHO, AZAD NAGAR POLICE STATION, DAVANGERE TALUK, DAVANGERE - 577001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.K.P. YASHODHA., AGA) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE INITIATION OF PROCEEDINGS UNDER SECTION 126 OF BNSS OPENED AND MAINTAINED AGAINST THE PETITIONER IN THE 4TH RESPONDENT POLICE STATION i.e., AZAD NAGAR POLICE STATION, DAVANGERE VIDE NO. PAR NO.26/2025 VIDE- ANNEXURE-A. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35471 WP No. 16786 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD ORAL ORDER The petitioner is aggrieved by the preventive orders under Section 126 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 BNSS. Ms. K.P. Yashodha, learned Additional Government Advocate, who is called upon to respond on instructions, states that this is only to ensure good behaviour and to secure law and order and not to infringe the petitioner's rights. This Court finds force in this submission. Hence, the petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE NV