- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1527-DB CCC No. 100358 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.M.SHYAM PRASAD AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.100358 OF 2024 BETWEEN: BALAJI FRIENDS ASSOCIATION KERUR BADAMI, TQ. BADAMI, DIST. BAGALKOT, R/BY ITS PRESIDENT, MANJUNATH KESHAPPA RATHOD, AGE: 30 YEARS, OCC.: SOCIAL WORK, AGRICULTURIST AND PRESIDENT, R/O. MUCHAKANDI, LT-1, TQ. BADAMI, DIST. BAGALKOT 587155. - COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. D.M. MALLI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. AMARNATH REDDY, SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, BAGALKOT-587101, DIST. BAGALKOT. 2. VISHWANATH KULKARNI, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, BAGALKOT-587101, DIST. BAGALKOT. 3. KARIYAPPA BANNI, CIRCLE POLICE INSPECTOR, BADAMI, TQ. BADAMI, DIST. BAGALKOT-587201. 4. B.M. RABAKAVI, POLICE SUB-INSEPECTOR, KERUR POLICE STATION, KERUR, TQ. BADAMI, DIST. BAGALKOT-587206. - ACCUSED 5. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA R/BY SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH. - PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI. PRAVEEN K. UPPAR, AGA FOR A1 TO A4 AND PROFORMA RESPONDENT NO.5) Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1527-DB CCC No. 100358 of 2024 THIS CCC IS FILED U/S 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT R/W. ARTICLE 215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR THE WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 03.04.2024 PASSED IN W.P. NO.102129/2024 (GM-POLICE) VIDE ANNEXURE-B & ETC. THIS CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.M.SHYAM PRASAD AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.M.SHYAM PRASAD) The complainant asserts that it is an Association incorporated for the purposes of conducting recreational activities, and despite the writ Court’s order dated 03.04.2024 at its instance in W.P. No. 102129/2024, the respondents [the jurisdictional Police Officers] are obstructing it from conducting such activities. This Court has called upon the respondents to file their response, and such response is filed with photographs. On perusal of these, this Court has directed the complainant to file an affidavit detailing different activities conducted in the subject premises lest there be directions to close the premises in view of the prima facie opinion that the - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1527-DB CCC No. 100358 of 2024 petitioner has filed the petition in W.P. No. 102129/2024 even without facilities in the place, and perhaps to engage in activities that are not permissible in law. However, Sri D.M. Malli, the learned counsel for the complainant, has filed a memo for withdrawal of the complaint. Sri D.M. Malli assures this Court that there was a bonafide effort to commence recreational activities though without all the facilities, but the Complainant is willing to place on record that it will close the premises at the earliest and the respondents can act if there is any activity in the subject premises by the Complainant. Taking this submission on record and observing that the Police Authorities will be at liberty to stop all activities [without exception] by the complainant in the subject property, the complaint is closed. Sd/- (B.M.SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE Sd/- (RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR) JUDGE bvv/LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 19