- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37575 WP No. 10335 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 10335 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: MR. R RAGHAVENDRA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, S/O.LATE.N.RAJANNA, RESIDING AT NO. 196/1, 16TH MAIN, 27TH CROSS, BSK 2ND STAGE, BENGALURU-70, …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRASHANTH N. RAJ., ADVOCATE) AND: THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE ALI ASKAR ROAD, VASANTHANAGAR, BENGALURU-560001, REPRESENTED BY SPP …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. RAHUL CARIAPPA, AGA) Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37575 WP No. 10335 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT DT. 04/03/2025 AS PER ANNX-K BEARING NO.COPBCP/ARMS/ARMS(FAL)/47/2024 DATED 04/03/2025 REFUSING TO ISSUE GUN LICENSE TO THE PETITIONER AND DIRECT THE RESPONDENT TO FURTHER CONSIDER HIS APPLICATION FOR GUN LICENSE AS PER HIS APPLICATION DT. 02/12/2024 AS PER ANNX-J. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37575 WP No. 10335 of 2025 ORAL ORDER The petitioner, a resident of DVG Road, Basavanagudi, Bengaluru, is aggrieved by the Endorsement dated 04.03.2025 [Annexure-K] issued by the respondent, and the respondent has issued this endorsement informing the petitioner that his application for Arms license is rejected opining that there is no threat to the petitioner's life as alleged and that his financial transactions are not above Rs. 5,00,000/-. Sri Prashant N Raj, the learned counsel for the petitioner, and Sri Rahul Cariappa, a learned Additional Government Advocate who is called upon to accept notice for the respondent, are heard for final disposal of the petition. Sri Rahul Cariappa submits that the petitioner’s application for license is considered under the provisions of the Arms Act, 1959 and the petitioner has statutory remedy under Rule 105 of the Arms Rules, 2016 [for short, 'the Rules'], and as such, this - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37575 WP No. 10335 of 2025 Court may consider relegating the petitioner to the statutory remedy. The petitioner has referred to the pending dispute in O.S. No.481/2007 and certain alleged measures by the defendant in such suit and his family members to defame calling him an offender in law. If the respondent, as the original authority, has decided on whether there must be a Arms license for the petitioner based on the assessment of the circumstances and certain parameters, and if the petitioner is aggrieved by the same, he must avail appellate remedy under Rule 105 of the Rules as all circumstances are verified in such proceedings. With liberty in this regard, the petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE AN/- List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1