- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52030 WP No. 23717 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 23717 OF 2022 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: SRI. UMESH M S/O LATE MANJA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, DEPUTY RANGE FOREST OFFICER AND SURVEYOR, R/O SEVANAGARA, KERESANTHE POST, KADUR TALUK-577548 CHICKMAGALURU DIST. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NANJA REDDY P N.,ADVOCATE (ABSNET)) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL AND INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE IN KARNATAKA Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52030 WP No. 23717 of 2022 NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU-560002. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE R C ROAD, HASSAN DISTRICT, HASSAN-573201. 4. SMT NANDINI BAI G D/O LATE GOPAL NAIK, WORKING AS EXTENSION OFFICER, KARNATAKA MILK FEDERATION, B M ROAD, DAIRY CIRCLE, HASSAN-573201. 5. SRI VASANTH KUMAR H M S/O MUNIVENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, HOYSALA EXTENSION, HALEBEEDU, BELUR TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573121. 6. SHRI SIDDARAMESHWARA CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, NOW W/AT KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA, BENGALURU-560001. 7. SMT SHAKUNTALA POLICE SUB-INSPECTOR, NOW W/AT CHANNARAYAPATNA TOWN POLICE STATION, HASSAN DISTRICT-573116. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.V. SHIVAREDDY., AGA FOR R1 TO R3; SRI. GIRISH BABU., ADVOCATE FOR R7; - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52030 WP No. 23717 of 2022 R6 SERVED; NOTICE NOT ORDERD IN RESPECT OF R4 AND R5 ) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-DIRECT THE R1 TO 3 TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST THE R6 AND R7 AND PUNISH THEM BY REGISTERING CASE AS WELL AS BY INITIATING DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS FOR HAVING COMMITTED ILLEGAL ACT OF ARRESTING THE PETITIONER BY SHOWING DERELICTION OF THEIR DUTIES ON 15.9.2020 TILL 5.10.2020 BY TAKING LAW INTO THEIR OWN HANDS; DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE CASE OF THE PETITIONER FOR PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION OF RS.1,00,00,000/- FOR HAVING ARRESTED THE PETITIONER ILLEGALLY ON 15.9.2020 AND DETAINED IN CIVIL PRISON TILL 5.10.2020 AND ALSO FOR HARASSING AND MANIPULATED THE RECORDS BY THE R6 TO R7 AND FOR HAVING ILLEGALLY REGISTERED THE CRIMINAL CASE IN CRIME NO.0144/2020 AGAINST THE PETITIONER AND DETAINED HIM IN JUDICIAL CUSTODY FOR MORE THAN 20 DAYS ILLEGALLY ON THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE STATED ABOVE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52030 WP No. 23717 of 2022 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD ORAL ORDER None appears for the petitioner. This Court can only infer that the petitioner is not interested in prosecuting the petition and hence, the petition stands rejected. SD/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE NV