- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35993-DB WA No. 1654 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K WRIT APPEAL NO. 1654 OF 2023 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: M.M. BASAVANA GOWDA AGED 40 YEARS S/O LATE M. MALLIKARJUNAPPA R/AT D NO.48/1, KARSHIVAPPANAGALLI NEAR KALIKADEVI ROAD DAVANGERE- 577 001. …APPELLANT (BY SRI M.M. BASAVANA GOWDA, PARTY-IN-PERSON) AND: 1. THE CHIEF SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU PIN CODE - 560 001. 2. THE HOME PRINCIPAL SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU PIN CODE - 560 001. 3. THE DIRECTOR CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, BENGALURU (CBI), CBI NO.36 BELLARY ROAD, GANGANAGAR BENGALURU PIN CODE - 560 032. 4. THE JOINT DIRECTOR CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION LODI RODE, NEW DELHI (CBI) PIN CODE - 110 003. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI M.N. SUDEV HEGDE, AGA FOR R-1 & R-2) Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35993-DB WA No. 1654 of 2023 THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO a)SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 12/09/2023 IN WP NO.3919/2022 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AND TO ALLOW THE WRIT PETITION AS PRAYED FOR b) AND GRANT SUCH OTHER AND FURTHER RELIEFS OR ORDERS. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K) 1. This writ appeal is filed challenging the legality and correctness of the order passed in WP No.3919/2022 dated 12.09.2023, whereby the learned Single Judge has partly allowed the writ petition and permitted the petitioner i.e., appellant herein to make a request before the police authority by submitting a representation for the relief claimed by him i.e., providing police protection. Aggrieved by the same, he is before this Court in this writ appeal. 2. Perused the order passed by the learned Single Judge. It could be gathered from records that it is the case of the petitioner that he has suffered at the hands of many unknown - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35993-DB WA No. 1654 of 2023 persons having regard to his attempts to cleanse the society of many evils, for which he sought police protection. 3. Learned Single Judge, considering the aspect that based on the complaint of the petitioner the jurisdictional police have registered the FIR in Crime No.99/2023 dated 28.08.2025, passed the order by granting liberty to the petitioner to approach the Competent Authority by filing representation, which he has to avail. Without availing the same, the appellant has filed this appeal As such, the writ appeal lacks merits. Accordingly, the same is dismissed. SD/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE SD/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE DN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7