- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16810 WP No. 37698 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 37698 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SUBRAMANIAN V.R., AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, S/O VENKATARAMAN, RESIDING AT 1/182, MEL STREET, BOLANAHALLI, NALLAMPALLI POST OFFICE, SAMICHETTIPATTI, DHARMAPURI DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU – 636 807. …PETITIONER (BY SRI ROHAN VEERANNA TIGADI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY SUB-INSPECTOR, CHITRADURGA RURAL POLICE STATION, CHITRADURGA REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU – 560 001. Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16810 WP No. 37698 of 2025 2. MALLESH AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROTECTION OFFICER CHANAGIRI ROAD, HARKRISHNA BUILDING, HOLALKERE, CHITRADRUGA, KARNATAKA. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL.SPP FOR R-1) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTION 528 OF BNSS, 2023 PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS OF THE FIR IN CHITRADURGA RURAL POLICE STATION CRIME NO. 0337 OF 2024 REGISTERED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT; B. ALLOW THE WRIT PETITION BY QUASHING THE FIRST INFORMATION REPORT IN CHITRADURGA RURAL POLICE STATION CRIME NO. 337 OF 2024 (ANNEXURE A ), THE COMPLAINT DATED 30/08/2024 (ANNEXURE B ) FOR OFFENCES UNDER SECTIONS 318(4) AND 336(3) OF THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA ( BNS ) READ WITH SECTIONS 3 AND 7 OF THE ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1955 AND PDS CONTROLLING ORDER 1992 AND ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS PENDING ON THE FILE OF 1ST ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE (JR. DN.) AND JMFC CHITRADURGA DISTRICT, CHITRADURGA. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16810 WP No. 37698 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned Additional State Public Prosecutor on instructions and verification of the records would submit that the police after investigation have filed a ‘B’ report before the concerned Court. 2. In the light of the said submission, the petition in the form that is subsisting would be rendered infructuous. Reserving liberty to the petitioner to approach this Court in the event, any order is passed on the ‘B’ report, which would go against the petitioner, the petition stands disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NVJ List No.: 2 Sl No.: 33