- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14274 WP No. 38437 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM WRIT PETITION NO. 38437 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. MANJUNATH KUMAR K.M, S/O LATE MALLIKARJUNA K , OCC AGRICULTURIST, AGED ABOUT 51 YARS, R/AT NO.IST C MAIN, AGARA VILLAGE, ADJ IST SECTOR, H S R LAYOUT, B S T, BANGALORE - 560 102. …PETITIONER (BY SMT.KAVITHA D, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. S. PUTTASWAMY, S/O LATE SIDDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/AT BYATARAYANA DODDI VILLAGE, JIGANI HOBLI, BANNERGHATTA POST, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT. …RESPONDENT THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A) ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE LEARNED CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, ANEKAL, TO TRACE AND RESTORE, OR RECONSTRUCT THE MISSING CASE RECORDS, FILED IN PCR NO.521/2017 AND ETC., Digitally signed by CHAITHANYA K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14274 WP No. 38437 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM ORAL ORDER The captioned petition is filed seeking mandamus against the Civil Judge and JMFC, Anekal, to trace and restore or reconstruct the missing case records filed in PCR No.521/2017. 2. The petitioner’s principal grievance against the concerned Court is that, despite repeated attempts, the application filed seeking a certified copy of the private complaint in PCR No.521/2017 was not entertained and the certified copy was not furnished. In support of this contention, reliance is placed on the case status generated through the E-Portal maintained by the District Court, Bengaluru Rural. A perusal of the said case status indicates that a private complaint in PCR No.521/2017 was presented on 29.11.2017. The online records further - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14274 WP No. 38437 of 2025 disclose that the said private complaint came to be disposed of on 18.01.2020. 3. Be that as it may, if a private complaint under Section 200 of the Cr.P.C. was indeed filed, the petitioner would be entitled to obtain a certified copy of the same, unless the records have been destroyed by the concerned Court in accordance with law. In that view of the matter, liberty is reserved to the petitioner to submit a fresh application seeking a certified copy of the private complaint. 4. In the event such an application is submitted, the concerned Shirastedar shall examine the request and issue an appropriate endorsement in accordance with law. Consequently, the captioned petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE HDK/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 18