- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4167 WP No. 1609 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 1609 OF 2026 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: CHARANPREET KAUR AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, D/O. HARVINDAR SINGH R/AT NO.51, SRI LAKSHMI VENKATESHWARA LADIES PG, NO.201, 1ST MAIN, 11TH CROSS, SANJEEVINI NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560025 … PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHRIRAM ADIGA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA MINISTRY OF HOME DEPARTMENT REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE - 560001 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE INFANTRY ROAD, BENGALURU - 560001 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AMRUTH NAGAR MAIN ROAD, SECTOR B AMRUTHNAGAR, BYATARAYANAPURA, BENGALURU - 560 024 Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4167 WP No. 1609 of 2026 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER KODIGEHALLI PS YELAHANKA SUB-DIVISION BENGALURU - 560 025 … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.B.RAVINDRANATH, AGA) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO 1. DIRECT THE RESPONDENT POLICE COMPLETE THE INVESTIGATION AND FILE THE CHARGE SHEET IN FIR NO.173/2025 WITHIN A FIXED TIME, PREFERABLY WITHIN 7 DAYS, OR WITHIN 15 DAYS, AS MORE THAN 250 DAYS HAVE PASSED SINCE THE FIR WAS REGISTERED AND THE CHARGE SHEET IS STILL NOT FILED, VIDE ANNEXURE - C AND C2 RESPECTIVELY. DATED 17/12/2025 AND 07/01/2026; 2. DIRECT THE SENIOR OFFICERS TO SUPERVISE THE INVESTIGATION SO THAT IT IS COMPLETED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY, AND TO SUBMIT A BRIEF STATUS REPORT BEFORE THIS HON'BLE COURT EXPLAINING THE PROGRESS OF THE INVESTIGATION. 3. TAKE NOTE THAT THE VICTIM SUBMITTED WRITTEN COMPLAINTS ABOVE THE DELAY IN FILING THE CHARGE SHEET TO THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO, AND PASS SUITABLE DIRECTIONS IN VIEW OF THE CONTINUED DELAY; 4. TO PROTECT THE VICTIM'S RIGHT TO A SPEEDY INVESTIGATION AND TRIAL UNDER ARTICLE 21 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4167 WP No. 1609 of 2026 PASS ANY OTHER ORDER AS THIS HON'BLE COURT DEEMS FIT AND PROPER UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS CASE TO MEET THE ENDS OF JUSTICE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD ORAL ORDER The petitioner has filed first information with the jurisdictional police which is registered in Crime No. 173/2025 for offences punishable under Sections 351[3] and 64 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The petitioner invokes this Court's jurisdiction asserting that though such first information is filed almost 250 days earlier, the investigation is not complete and that the petitioner's repeated representations to the authorities including Commissioner of Police has been of no avail. Sri Shriram Adiga, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri B Ravindranath, a learned Additional - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4167 WP No. 1609 of 2026 Government Advocate, are heard for disposal of the petition with Sri B Ravindranath being assisted by Ms Meenakshamma K S, a woman Assistant Sub- Inspector, North East Women Police Station, Yelahanka. Sri B Ravindranath submits that upon transfer of the proceedings in Crime No.173/2025 by the Kodigehalli Police, the investigation is completed by the North East Women Police Station, Yelahanka and that final report will be filed at the earliest. When queried, the learned Additional Government Advocate, on instructions from the Police Officer who is present, submits that final report would be filed without fail in the first week of February, 2026. This submission is taken on record, and the petition stands disposed of. SD/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE AN/-