- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15474 WP No. 108499 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 108499 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: 1. SHRUTI D/O RAMESH KOCHARI, AGE. 22 YEARS, OCC. PVT. JOB, R/O. VIDYA NAGAR, HEBBAL, TQ. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591 221. 2. TOUPIK S/O. FAKARUDDIN NADAF, AGE. 22 YEARS, OCC. PVT. JOB, R/O. H.NO. 1419, HEBBAL, TQ. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591 221. … PETITIONERS (BY SRI. ANWARALI D. NADAF, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, LAW JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS DEPARTMENT, VIDHAN SOUDHA, BENGALURU-01. 2. ADDITIONAL SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, SHUBHASH NAGAR, BELAGAVI-01. 3. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, SHUBHASH NAGAR, BELAGAVI-01. Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.11.19 12:20:56 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15474 WP No. 108499 of 2025 4. STATION HOUSE OFFICER, SHANKESHWAR POLICE STATION, SHANKESHWAR-591 313. 5. SUB REGISTRAR OF OFFICE, AT SHANKESHWAR-591 313. … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. PRAVEEN K. UPPAR, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER, OR DIRECTION TO DIRECTING RESPONDENT NOS.1 TO 4 TO ENSURE THE PROTECTION OF THE PETITIONERS LIFE AND PERSONAL LIBERTY FROM ANY THREAT OR INTERFERENCE BY THE PARENTS OF PETITIONER NO.1, MEMBERS OF BAJRANG DAL, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR GROUP OF MORAL POLICING; DIRECT RESPONDENT NOS.2 TO 4 TO REFRAIN FROM HARASSING, THREATENING, OR TAKING ANY COERCIVE STEPS AGAINST THE PETITIONERS, THEIR FAMILIES, OR THE WITNESSES TO THEIR INTENDED MARRIAGE AND DIRECT RESPONDENT NO.5 TO PROCEED WITH THE INTENDED MARRIAGE OF THE PETITIONERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW, WITHOUT BEING INFLUENCED BY ANY EXTERNAL PRESSURE OR OBJECTION BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THE SPECIAL MARRIAGE ACT, 1954. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15474 WP No. 108499 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) Learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. The petition is filed seeking a direction to respondents No.2 to 4 - the Police Officers to provide immediate protection to the petitioners and to ensure that no harm or coercion is caused to them by any individual or group of moral police. 3. The petitioners do not make a statement in the petition that they have approached the police seeking protection. It is not their statement in the petition that the police have refused protection. This kind of petition cannot be entertained. 4. Hence, the following: ORDER (i) The Writ Petition is dismissed. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15474 WP No. 108499 of 2025 (ii) The petitioners have to approach the police seeking appropriate protection, if a case is made out for such protection. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE CLK CT:BCK LIST NO.: 4 SL NO.: 2