- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21560 WP No. 6319 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM WRIT PETITION NO. 6319 OF 2026 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. G O SWATHIRAJ, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, S/O. SRI. G ONKARAPPA, R/AT ARATHI NILAYA, 7TH MAIN, NEAR PRAGATHI KRISHNA GRAMINA BANK, IUDP LAYOUT, CHITRADURGA - 577 501. &PETITIONER (BY SRI. RISHIKESH M. KOTTURSHETTAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. DIRECTOR GENERAL AND INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE (DG AND IGP), STATE OF KARNATAKA, POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, NO. 2, NRUPATUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE BENGALURU CITY, NO. 2, ALI ASGAR ROAD, VASANTHNAGAR BENGALURU - 560 001. Digitally signed by NAGARAJA B M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21560 WP No. 6319 of 2026 3. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT CHITRADURGA - 577 501. 4. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, BAGALKOT DISTRICT BAGALKOT - 587 101. 5. SMT. SANIHA HUNUR, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, D/O. SRI. SHARANABASAVA, W/O. SRI. G O SWATHIRAJ, R/AT: SHARAN NILAYA, OPP. VEERAPUR ROAD, WARD NO. 11, OPP. SHYAM TRADERS, VIDYAGIRI, BAGALKOT - 587 102. &RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VIKAS ROJIPURA, AGA FOR R1 - R4) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W U/S 528 OF BNSS PRAYING TO DIRECT THE JURISDICTIONAL POLICE TO FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES AS CONTEMPLATED IN THE CASE OF ARNESH KUMAR VS. STATE OF BIHAR REPORTED IN (2014) 8 SCC, 273, IN THE EVENT OF REGISTRATION OF FIRST INFORMATION REPORT AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21560 WP No. 6319 of 2026 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo dated 09.03.2026 seeking permission of this Court to withdraw the petition. 2. The said memo is taken on record. 3. In view of the above said memo, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE NBM List No.: 2 Sl No.: 70