- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39548 WP No. 24805 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 24805 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: LOKESH. A @ STAR LOKI AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS S/O ANAND M R/A 91, SALAGAME ROAD, NEAR BRAMHA KUMARI SAMAJA RANGOLIHALLA, HASSAN KARNATAKA - 573201 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHASHWATH S PRAKASH.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND DISTRICT MAGISTRATE HASSAN DISTRICT, HASSAN, KARNATAKA-573201 REP BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2. POLICE INSPECTOR PENSION MOHALLA POLICE STATION. HASSAN DISTRICT HASSAN, KARNATAKA-573201. REP.BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. K.P. YASHODHA., AGA FOR R1 & R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT QUASHING THE Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39548 WP No. 24805 of 2025 ORDER PASSED IN MAG/685/2024.25 DTD 11.07.2025 PASSED BY THE R1 VIDE ANNX-A.AND ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs; i. Issue a writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ quashing the order passed in MAG/685/2024- 25 dated 11.07.2025 passed by the R1 vide Annexure-A. ii. Pass any other order, which the Hon’ble Court deems fit in the interest of justice and equity. 2. What is challenged in the present matter is the order of externment dated 11.07.2025 passed by Respondent No.1 at Annexure-A. 3. A perusal of the said order would indicate that notice had been issued to the Petitioner and the Petitioner had appeared before Respondent No.1 and placed his say about in the matter. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39548 WP No. 24805 of 2025 4. Though the contention of the Petitioner is that a notice had been received, but the police report had not been furnished to the Petitioner. No such contention had been taken up before respondent No.1 before the impugned order was filed. 5. In that view of the matter, I am of the considered opinion that the service of notice having been accepted. The Petitioner cannot now contend that the documents accompanying the notice had not been received. Be that as it may, once an opportunity of hearing has been provided to the Petitioner, the Petitioner would have an ordinary efficacious remedy in terms of appeal under Section 59 of the Karnataka Police Act, 1963. 6. Reserving such liberty, the petition stands dismissed SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE KTY List No.: 1 Sl No.: 55