- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:1576 WP No. 200668 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, KALABURAGI BENCH DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 200668 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: YOUTH CELEBRITY RECREATION SPORTS MATTU CULTURALS ASSOCIATION, RAICHUR BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY, M.KRISHNA REDDY S/O SUBA REDDY, AGE: MAJOR, OCC: GENERAL SECRETARY, R/O: H.NO.1-3-573/33 ASHAPUR ROAD OFFICERS COLONY NEAR RAJMATH TEMPAL RAICHUR, TQ & DIST: RAICHUR – 584 101. …PETITIONER (BY SRI SHARANAGOWDA V.PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, DR. B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER RAICHUR DISTRICT, RAICHUR – 584 102. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE RAICHUR, DIST- RAICHUR 584 102. Digitally signed by BASALINGAPPA SHIVARAJ DHUTTARGAON Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:1576 WP No. 200668 of 2025 4. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE RAICHUR, DIST RAICHUR – 584 102. 5. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE RAICHUR RURAL POLICE STATION DIST: RAICHUR – 584 102. 6. THE SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE RAICHUR, RURAL POLICE STATION, DIST: RAICHUR 584 102. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI MALLIKARJUN SAHUKAR, A.G.A.) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS NOT TO INSIST AND NOT TO INTERFERE WITH THE RIGHT OF THE PETITIONER ASSOCIATIONS TO PROVIDE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING PERMITTING THE MEMBERS OF THE PETITIONER TO PAY 13 CARD RUMMY AND OTHER RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THEIR PREMISES AT YOUTH CELEBRITY RECREATION SPORTS MATTU CULTURALS ASSOCIATION, AT SY NO.306/3 SITUATED AT KATLAKUR TQ. RAICHUR DIST. RAICHUR. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GUIDELINES ISSUED BY THIS HON’BLE COURT IN W.A. NO.200290/2015 DATED 27-06- 2016, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:1576 WP No. 200668 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) 1. Learned Government Advocate accepts notice on behalf of respondents. Learned Government Advocate fairly submits that the question raised in the petition is covered in terms of various judgments of this Court, including W.P.No.200290/2015. Accordingly, the petition is allowed by imposing the conditions as under:- (i) The petitioner shall install within a period of six weeks, CC TV cameras, at all the places of access to its members and also at all the places, wherein game(s) is/are played by the members. The CC TV footage of atleast prior 15 days’ period shall be made available by the petitioner, to the police, as and when called upon to do so. (ii) The petitioner shall issue identity card(s) to all its member(s), which shall be produced by the member(s), when called upon by the - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:1576 WP No. 200668 of 2025 police, during the raid(s) and surveillance etc. iii) “The petitioner shall not permit any activity by any of its member(s), by indulging in acts of amusement, falling within the definition of Ss.2(14) & 2(15) of the Act and shall not permit any game(s) of chance as per Explanation (II) of Sub-section (7) of Section 2 of Karnataka Police Act, 1963. The member(s) shall not be allowed to play any kind of game(s) with stakes or make any profit or gain out of the game(s) played, *except games of skills.* [Incorporated vide judgment dated 27.6.2016 in W.A.No.200290/2015]. iv) The petitioner shall put proper mechanism in place and shall ensure that no game(s) is played in any unlawful manner by the member(s). If the police find that game(s) played is contrary to any law and in violation of the settled practice, it is open to them to take action against petitioner and the offenders, in accordance with law. - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:1576 WP No. 200668 of 2025 v) The jurisdictional police shall have liberty to visit premises periodically and/or on receipt of any information about any unlawful activity being carried on in the petitioner’s premises. vi) The respondents are directed not to interfere with the lawful recreational activities carried on by the members of the petitioner – Club / Association. vii) It is made clear that this order would not come in the way of the jurisdictional police invoking the provisions of the Act and taking action in accordance with law, if the member(s) of the petitioner are found to have indulged in any unlawful or immoral activities. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE CHS List No.: 2 Sl No.: 35