- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30975-DB CCC No. 875 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 875 OF 2023 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. JAGAN KUMAR.J S/O SRI JAYARAMAN AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS R/AT 2148, OPP KUMARANS SCHOOL VIJINAPURA, R M NAGAR BENGALURU - 560016. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. RAJ KUMAR V C., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SMT. VANDITA SHARMA THE CHIEF SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, VIDHANA SOUDHA DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560001. 2. DR RAJNEESH GOEL THE HOME SECRETARY HOME DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560001. 3. SRI PRAVEN SOOD THE DIRECTOR CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Digitally signed by CHANNEGOWDA PREMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30975-DB CCC No. 875 of 2023 PLOT NO.5-B, 6TH FLOOR, LODHI ROAD, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU STADIUM MARG C G O COMPLEX, NEW DELHI-110003 THE THEN- D.G. & I.G. OF POLICE KARNATAKA. 4. SRI PRATAP REDDY THE D G P (INTERNAL SECURITY KARNATAKA) 60, RICHMOND ROAD VICTORIA LAYOUT BENGALURU-560007 THE THEN-COMMISSIONER OF POLICE BENGALURU. 5. SRI BHEEMASHANKAR S GULED THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE POLICE BHAVANA OLD PUNE BENGALURU ROAD SHIVAJI NAGAR BELGAUM-590 0016 THE THEN DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE EAST DIVISION, BENGALURU. 6. SRI SONAWANE RISHIKESH BHAGAWAN SUPERINTEND OF POLICE (INTELLEGENCE) NEAR A B SHETTY CIRCLE PANDESHWARA MANGALURU-575 001 THE THEN- SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT. 7. SMT. SOUMYA POLICE SUB-INSPECTOR BANTWALA TOWN POLICE STATION NEAR TALUK OFFICE, B.C. ROAD BANTWALA, DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT MANGALURU-574219. THE THEN-THE STATION HOUSE VENOOR POLICE STATION MANGALURU-575001. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30975-DB CCC No. 875 of 2023 8. SRI MELVIN FRANCIS THE POLICE INSPECTOR - VIGILANCE BESCOM VIGILANCE HOSKOTE KEB COMPOUND HOSKOTE-562114 THE THEN STATION HOUSE OFFICER RAMAMURTHY NAGAR POLICE STATION BENGALURU. 9. SRI. ALOK MOHAN THE DIRECTOR GENERAL AND INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE POLICE HEADQUARTERS NO.2 NRUPATHUNGA ROAD BENGALURU-560 001. 10. SRI. B. DAYANDA THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE POLICE COMMISSIONER OFFICE INFANTRY ROAD, BENGALURU-560 008. 11. SRI. T. DEVARAJ THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE BENGALURU EAST HALASURU BENGALURU-560 008. 12. SRI. RISHYANTH THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT NEAR A B SHETTY CIRCLE PANDESHWARA MANGALURU-575 001. 13. SRI. SHRISHAIL THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER VENOOR POLICE STATION MOODBIDRI BELTHANGADY ROAD BELTHANGADY, MANGALURU-575 001. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30975-DB CCC No. 875 of 2023 14. SRI. RANGASWAMY THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER RAMAMURTHY NAGAR POLICE STATION RAMAMURTHY NAGAR BENGALURU-560 016. 15. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA VIDHANASOUDHA DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560 001 REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY. PL. NOTE: THE ACCUSED NO. 9 TO 14 IN THEIR RESPECTIVE DESIGNATION AS ON THE DATE OF THIS COMPLAINT. …ACCUSED (BY SMT. NAMITHA MAHESH B.G., AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PLEASED TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR THEIR DELIBERATE AND WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER PASSED IN WP NO.14694/2022 (GM-POLICE) PASSED BY THIS HONBLE COURT AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30975-DB CCC No. 875 of 2023 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K) This contempt petition is initiated against the willful disobedience of the order passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.14694/2022 dated 20.09.2022, whereby the learned Single Judge has passed the following order; "The short grievance of the petitioner is as to non-consideration of his representation wherein he has made some allegations of misappropriation against the official respondents who are arrayed as parties eo nominee. Learned AGA assures the Court that he would instruct his clients to look into grievance of the petitioner in accordance with law and in a time bond way. This assurance should satisfy the litigant herein. With the above observation, writ petition is disposed off. Time for compliance is six weeks. Official respondent shall inform result of consideration of the representation to the petitioner. All contentions are kept open." 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate submits that the order of the learned Single Judge has been complied with and the compliance affidavit dated 26.06.2024 has been filed. 3. We have perused the compliance affidavit. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30975-DB CCC No. 875 of 2023 4. Based on the complaint filed by the complainant, Ramamurthy Nagar police station have registered FIR against the accused in Crime No.85/2022 for the offences punishable under Section 379, 420 r/w Section 34 of IPC, Section 102, 41(d) of Cr.PC and Section 86 of Forest Act as directed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.14694/2022. Under such circumstances, the direction of the learned Single Judge has been complied. Hence, we are of the view that the contempt petition does not survive for further consideration. Accordingly, contempt proceeding is dropped. If the complainant is aggrieved by the endorsement, he is at liberty to challenge the same in accordance with law. All contentions of the complainant are left open. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE PN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 70