- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17504 WP No. 111969 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 111969 OF 2019 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: MADHU D/O. MAHADEVAPPA BENGERI AGE: 21 YEARS, OCC. STUDENT, R/O. H. NO.58, BLACK NO.44, POLICE QUARTERS, KARWAR ROAD, HUBBALL, NOW AT NO.13/1, GOKUL ROAD, R.N.SHETTY ROAD, CHAITANYA NAGAR, AKSHAY PARK, NEAR ORIENTAL SCHOOL, HUBBALLI, TQ. HUBBALLI, DIST. DHARWAD …PETITIONER (BY SRI. HEMANTHKUMAR L HAVARAGI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL POLICE AND INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE NRUPATUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU RAKESH S HARIHAR Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Date: 2025.12.09 11:55:20 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17504 WP No. 111969 of 2019 3. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE HUBLI DHARWAD POLICE COMMISSIONERATE NAVANAGAR, HUBBALLI 4. ASSISTANT POLICE COMMISSIONER HUBLI-DHARWAD POLICE COMMISSIONERATE (JURISDICTIONAL OF GOKUL ROAD P.S.HUBBALLI), NAVANAGAR, HUBBALLI 5. THE POLICE INSPECTOR GOKUL ROAD POLICE STATION HUBBALLI 6. SRI. MAHADEVAPPA BENGERI, AGE: MAJOR, OCC. ASI (TRAFFIC) R/O. H. NO.58, BLOCK NO.44, POILCE QUARTERS, KARWAR ROAD, HUBBALLI, TQ. HUBBALLI, DIST. DHARWAD. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. T. HANUMAREDDY, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.3 TO 5 TO REGISTER THE CASE UNDER SECTION 154 OF CR.P.C AS PER ALLEGED COMPLAINT DATED 03.11.2018 AND 17.07.2019 GIVEN BY THE PETITIONER AND FOLLOWED THE INVESTIGATION UNDER SECTION 173 OF CR.P.C VIDE ANNEXURE-C & D RESPECTVELY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING B GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17504 WP No. 111969 of 2019 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) 1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking the following prayer. “a. A writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent Nos.3 to 5 to register the case under Section 154 of Cr.P.C. as per alleged complaint dated 03.11.2018 and 17.07.2019 given by the petitioner and followed the investigation under Section 173 of Cr.P.C. vide Annexures – C and D respectively. b. Issue any other writ or direction, which this Hon’ble Court deems fit under the facts and circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice and equity.” 2. A complaint is said to have been registered in the year 2018 and which had not been taken to its logical conclusion by the jurisdictional police. Time has flown as seven years have passed by after registration of the complaint. 3. Therefore, reserving liberty to the petitioner to avail of such remedy as available in law, the petition is disposed due to it becoming unnecessary due to efflux of time. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE RSH / CT: ASC LIST NO.: 2 SL NO.: 59