- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:22892 WP No. 13170 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM WRIT PETITION NO. 13170 OF 2026 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: SRI NITIN G KARKIKAR S/O G A N KARKIKAR, AGED 50 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. 54, SHRIDEVI ROYAL LAKE, FRONT RESIDENCY, PHASE III, RAGHAVAN PALYA, J P NAGAR, 9TH PHASE, BANGALORE - 560 062 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. B.N. SURESH BABU, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT HOME AFFAIRS, VIKASA SOUDHA, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE HEBBAGODI, ANEKAL SUB DIVISION, ANEKAL - 562 106 Digitally signed by CHAITHRA A Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:22892 WP No. 13170 of 2026 3. SMT AMARAVATHI W/O M MUNISWAMY, AGED MAJOR, RESIIDNG AT SAMANDUR, KASABA CIRCLE, KASABA HOBLI, ANEKAL, BANGALORE URBAN, BANGALORE - 562 106 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K.P. YOGANNA, AGA FOR R1 AND R2) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-QUASHING THE POLICE NOTICE ISSUED BY THE R2 DATED 15.04.2026 BEARING NO. SDPO/AKL/LPETSE/48/2026 PRODUCED AS ANNX-A AND ETC. 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 assailing the police notice dated 15.04.2026 bearing No.SDPO/AKL/LPetse/48/2026 as per Annexure-A. 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate, on instructions, submits that pursuant to the impugned notice, a First Information Report has now been registered and the petitioner is arrayed as an accused therein. It is therefore contended that the impugned police notice, which is called in - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:22892 WP No. 13170 of 2026 question in the present writ petition, does not survive for consideration and has, in effect, been rendered infructuous. 3. Recording the aforesaid submission, this Court finds that the grievance projected by the petitioner stems from an alleged misuse of police machinery by respondent No.3 in relation to a dispute arising out of a Joint Development Agreement, which, prima facie, bears the trappings of a commercial dispute. In that view of the matter, once an FIR is registered, the petitioner is relegated to avail such remedies as are available in law, in accordance with the procedure prescribed. 4. In the light of the submission made by the learned Additional Government Advocate that the impugned notice will not be pursued in view of the registration of the FIR, nothing further survives for consideration in the present writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE HDK/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 17