- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41029 WP No. 19100 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 19100 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: K. VIJAYASIMHA @ VIJAYA @ RAVI KUMARA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, S/O GURURAJA, R/O AT NO.394, 5TH CROSS, VIDYAMANANAGARA, ANDHRAHALLI MAIN ROAD, BYADARAHALLI, VISHWANEEDAM POST, BANGALORE - 91. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRASANNA RAO R, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVT HOME DEPARTMENT, 2ND FLOOR, VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL PRISONS AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES SESHADRI ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 009 3. THE CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41029 WP No. 19100 of 2025 CENTRAL PRISON, PARAPPANA AGRAHARA BENGALURU - 560 100 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. K.P. YASHODHA, AGA) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO THE IMPUGNED ENDORSEMENTS DATED 12.02.2025 ISSUED BY THE R-3 MAY BE QUASHED. THE R-2 AND 3 MAY BE DIRECTED TO GRANT ORDINARY REMISSION AND SPECIAL REMISSION FROM THE DATE OF CONVICTION AS PER THE CHAPTER VI OF THE KARNATAKA PRISONS RULES 1974 AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. The appellant is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: i. The impugned endorsements dated 12.02.2025 issued by the respondent No.3 may be quashed. ii. The respondents No.2 and 3 may be directed to grant ordinary remission and special remission from the date of conviction as per the Chapter-VI of the Karnataka Prisons Rules, 1974. iii. The respondent No.3 may be directed to issue fresh imprisonment certificates to the petitioners after calculating remission from the date of judgment and order of conviction iv. Direct the Respondent No: 3 that the accused/petitionerbe set at liberty forthwith in the interest of justice. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41029 WP No. 19100 of 2025 2. A memo dated 15.10.2025 has been filed singed by the counsel for the petitioner, which reads as under: "The undersigned counsel for petitioner hereby submit that the present petition seeking petitioner's release now stands inrfutctuous as the petitioner has already released lat week. hence, I request the Hon'ble court to permit me to withdraw/not press the petition in aforementioned case in the ends of justice." 3. Accepting the said memo, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE YKL List No.: 1 Sl No.: 128 CT: BHK