- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47162 WP No. 6949 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 6949 OF 2024 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: SRI. VENU. D. S. S/O SURESHA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS AGRICULTURIST R/O DODDAYACHENAHALLI VILLAGE BOOKANAKERE HOBLI, K R PETE TALUK NOW R/A HONNAHALLI VILLAGE SHEELANERE HOBLI K R PETE TALUK-571418 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. DEVENDRAPPA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOME DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE-560001 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE MANDYA DISTRICT-571401 3. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE NAGAMANGALA TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT-571432 4. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE K R PETE TOWN POLICE STATION K R PETE-571426 5. STATION HOUSE OFFICER K R PETE POLICE STATION Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47162 WP No. 6949 of 2024 K R PETE MANDYA DISTRICT-571426 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.K.P.YASHODHA, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT OR A WRIT OF MANDAMUS TO THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PETITIONER VIDE ANNEXURE-F TO H, DTD 26.07.2023 AND 08.09.2023 AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, 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; A. Pass an order / Direction or a writ of mandamus to the respondents to consider the representation of the petitioner vide Annexure-F to H, dtd 26.07.2023 and 08.09.2023. B. Pass an order / Direction to the respondent police to remove the name of the petitioner from the Rowdy Register maintained by the R-5. C. Any other order as this Hon'ble Court deems fit in the circumstances of the case. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that though all the criminal proceedings which were pending against the petitioner has ended in acquittal or dismissal, the name of the petitioner still continues to be in the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47162 WP No. 6949 of 2024 rowdy sheet which had been opened in the year 2019. 3. The submission of learned counsel for the petitioner is that none of those proceedings which form the basis of opening the rowdy sheet continuing the name of the petitioner is required to be deleted from the rowdy sheet. 4. Learned AGA would, however, submits that there is one other proceedings under Section 107 of the erstwhile Cr.P.C, still pending, as such the name of the petitioner has been continued in the rowdy sheet. 5. Having gone through the papers, pending proceedings is a FIR which has been registered by the police station in FIR No.62/2022 on 30.06.2022 under Section 107 of erstwhile Cr.P.C. There is no complainant who has approached the police station for registration of the said complaint. The complaint has been suo motu registered by the police authorities and thereafter, apparently there is no - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47162 WP No. 6949 of 2024 particular progress or investigation thereon, no charge sheet has been laid in respect thereto. In that view of the matter, all the proceedings which had been filed against the petitioner resulted in acquittal or dismissal, I am of the considered opinion that the name of the petitioner cannot be continued in the rowdy sheet register. As such, I pass the following: ORDER i. the writ petition is allowed. ii. Mandamus is issued directing the respondents to remove the name of the petitioner from the rowdy sheet register maintained by the police authorities within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE LN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 46