- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010233632026 NC: 2026:KHC:37992 WP No. 10575 of 2026 C/W WP No. 8398 of 2026 WP No. 17471 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 10575 OF 2026 (GM-RES) C/W WRIT PETITION NO. 8398 OF 2026 (GM-RES) WRIT PETITION NO. 17471 OF 2026 (GM-RES) IN WP No. 10575/2026 BETWEEN: 1. MR. JOSEPH CHACKO, S/O.P.J.CHACKO, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/A NO.176/B, PARK AVENU, HORAMAVU AGARA, KALYAN NAGARA POST, BENGALURU - 560 043. 2. MR.MANUEL.D, S/O. LATE DEVADAS, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/AT NO.373, MILLINIUM STREET, HORAMAVU AGARA, HORAMAVU POST, BENGALURU - 560 043. 3. MS.SHEBA, W/O. JOSEPH CHACKO, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, NO.176/B, PARK AVENUE, HORAMAVU AGARA, Digitally signed by PADMAVATHI B K Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010233632026 NC: 2026:KHC:37992 WP No. 10575 of 2026 C/W WP No. 8398 of 2026 WP No. 17471 of 2026 KALYAN NAGARA POST, BENGALURU - 560 043. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. S.BALAKRISHNAN, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. V.B.SHIVAKUMAR., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY HENNUR POLICE STATION, BENGALURU - 560 043. REPRESENTED BY S.P.P, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. MR. SHANAS SHAHJAHAN, S/O SHAHJAHAN.T.H, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, MANAGING DIRECTOR, ZEKE HOTELS, 346, MANTRI ASTRA CROSS ROAD, HENNUR MAIN ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 043. ALSO AT NAZA MANZIL, VAZHICHERRY WARD, EAST TO TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, ALAPHUZHA WEST VILLAGE, AMBALAPPUZHA TALUK, KERALA - 688 561. 3. MRS. ASYA THAMI OSMAN, W/O.MR.SHANAS SHAJAHAN, ZEKE HOTELS, 346, MANTRI ASTRA CROSS ROAD, HENNUR MAIN ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 043. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010233632026 NC: 2026:KHC:37992 WP No. 10575 of 2026 C/W WP No. 8398 of 2026 WP No. 17471 of 2026 ALSO AT NAZA MANZIL, VAZHICHERRY WARD, EAST TO TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, ALAPHUZHA WEST VILLAGE, AMBALAPPUZHA TALUK, KERALA - 688 561. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.B.N.JAGADEESHA, SPP-I A/W SMT.WAHEEDA M.M., ADVOCATE FOR R1; SRI.MIRASH ARROL NORONHA, ADVOCATE FOR R2 AND R3) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SECTION 528 OF BNSS PRAYING TO QUASHING THE FOLLOWING- (I). FIR IN CRIME NO.0130/2026 DATED 15.3.2026 REGISTERED BY THE HENNUR POLICE STATION, BANASWADI SUB-DIVISION, BENGALURU AGAINST THE PETITIONERS PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 115(2), 189, 316(2), 318(4), 324, 336, 338, 351(2), 352, 16 READ WITH SECTION 3(5) OF BNS ACT 2023 INSOFAR AS PETITIONER CONCERN ONLY WHICH IS PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE - A AND ETC., IN WP NO. 8398/2026 BETWEEN: 1. MR. JOSEPH CHACKO, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/A NO.176/B, PARK AVENUE, S/O P.J.CHACKO, HORAMAVU AGARA, KALYAN NAGARA POST, BENGALURU - 560 043. - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010233632026 NC: 2026:KHC:37992 WP No. 10575 of 2026 C/W WP No. 8398 of 2026 WP No. 17471 of 2026 2. MR. MANUEL.D, S/O LATE DEVADAS, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/A NO.373, MILLINIUM STREET, HORAMAVU AGARA, HORAMAVU POST, BENGALURU - 560 043. ...PETITIONERS (BY SRI.S.BALAKRISHNAN, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. V.B.SHIVAKUMAR., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY HENNUR POLICE STATION, BENGALURU - 560 043. REP. BY S.P.P., HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. MR. TOM THOMAS, FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONERS, AGED MAJOR, ZEKE HOTELS, HENNUR, BENGALURU - 560 043. 3. MR. SHANAS SHAHJAHAN, S/O SHAHJAHAN.T.H, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, MANAGING DIRECTOR, ZEKE HOTELS, HENNUR, BENGALURU - 560 043. ALSO AT NAZA MANZIL, VAZHICHERRY WARD, EAST TO TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, ALAPHUZHA WEST VILLAGE, AMBALAPPUZHA TALUK, - 5 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010233632026 NC: 2026:KHC:37992 WP No. 10575 of 2026 C/W WP No. 8398 of 2026 WP No. 17471 of 2026 KERALA - 688 561. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.B.N.JAGADEESHA, S.P.P. - I A/W SMT.WAHEEDA M.M., HCGP FOR R1; SRI.MIRASH ARROL, ADVOCATE) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SECTION 528 OF THE BNSS PRAYING TO A) ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT OR ORDER TO QUASHING THE FOLLOWING (1). FIR IN CRIME NO.0086/2026 DATED 19.02.2026 REGISTERED BY THE HENNUR POLICE STATION, BANASWADI SUB-DIVISION, BENGALURU AGAINST THE PETITIONERS PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 329(4), 351(2), 352, 3(5) OF THE BNSS, 2023, INSOFAR AS PETITIONER CONCERN ONLY WHICH IS PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE A AND ETC., IN WP NO. 17471/2026 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. JOSEPH CHACKO, S/O.P.J.CHACKO, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/A NO.176/B, PARK AVENUE, HORAMAVU AGARA, KALYAN NAGARA POST, BENGALURU - 560 043 ...PETITIONER (BY SRI. S BALAKRISHNAN., ADVOCATE) - 6 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010233632026 NC: 2026:KHC:37992 WP No. 10575 of 2026 C/W WP No. 8398 of 2026 WP No. 17471 of 2026 AND: 1. SECRETARY, HOME AFFAIRS, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, 2, ALI ASKER ROAD, VASANTH NAGAR, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA - 560 001. 3. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, EAST DIVISION, HKP ROAD, SHIVAJI NAGAR, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA - 560 001. 4. INSPECTOR, HENNUR POLICE STATION BALACHANDRA LAYOUT, BABUSABPALYA HENNUR GARDENS, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA - 560 113. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.B.N.JAGADEESHA, S.P.P. -I A/W SMT.WAHEEDA M.M., HCGP FOR R1 TO R4) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SECTION 528 OF BNSS PRAYING TO SET ASIDE/QUASH THE ORDER PASSED BY XI ACJM DATED 04.06.2026 CALLING EXPLANATION FROM THE IO WHO REFUSED TO REGISTERED FIR IN PCR NO. - 7 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010233632026 NC: 2026:KHC:37992 WP No. 10575 of 2026 C/W WP No. 8398 of 2026 WP No. 17471 of 2026 56252/2026 VIDE AT ANNX - A AND ETC., THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioner has preferred these three petitions. Two, calling in question a crime registered against him, one, seeking a direction to investigate into the complaint registered by him. 2. The learned SPP on looking into the records would submit that the crime registered by the petitioner also will be investigated into, if investigation is permitted into the complaints registered by the complainant. 3. A perusal of the contents of the complaint in each of these cases would clearly indicate that it is a case where investigation must be permitted in the least. - 8 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010233632026 NC: 2026:KHC:37992 WP No. 10575 of 2026 C/W WP No. 8398 of 2026 WP No. 17471 of 2026 4. In that light, I deem it appropriate to permit investigation into the cases at hand. Both the complaints registered by the complainant against the petitioner and the complaint that the petitioner has registered against the complainants. The investigation shall ensue in all these cases. 5. Liberty is reserved to the petitioners to approach this Court in the event the final report would be filed and the final report would go against them. All other contentions will remain open to be urged at a later point in time. Ordered accordingly and petition stands disposed of. Needless to observe that the petitioner shall co- operate with the investigation. - 9 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010233632026 NC: 2026:KHC:37992 WP No. 10575 of 2026 C/W WP No. 8398 of 2026 WP No. 17471 of 2026 The petitioners are at liberty to approach this Court in the interregnum, in the event of need. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE BSV List No.: 2 Sl No.: 12