- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6319 WP No. 2931 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 2931 OF 2026 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: 1. ASHISH JAIN S/O. DINESH JAIN, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/AT NO.1051, 5TH MAIN, D BLOCK, NEAR NAVARANGA, 2ND STAGE, RAJAJINAGAR, BANGALORE NORTH, BANGALORE 560010. 2. SOHANLALPREMCHAND AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/AT NO.51, PUSHPAVATIKA VANIVILAS ROAD, BASAVANAGUDI BANGALORE 560010. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SRIVASTHAVA H K.,ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6319 WP No. 2931 of 2026 AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ULSOOR GATE POICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU-560001. 2. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE ECONOMIC OFFENSES AND CYBER CRIME WING YESHWANTHPUR BANGALORE-560022. 3. SUNIL SHARMA AGED MAJOR NO.230/A, TANKA BAND ROAD,, SUBRAMANYANAGAR, BENGALURU CITY KARNATAKA-560021. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.B. RAVINDRANATH., AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT POLICE TO CONDUCT INVESTIGATION STRICTLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH DUE PROCESS OF LAWWITH RESPECT TO CRIME NO 253/2025; B) RESTRAIN - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6319 WP No. 2931 of 2026 THE RESPONDENT POLICE FROM SUMMONING, DETAINING, OR HARASSING THE PETITIONERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ABOVE CRIME NO 253/25 WITHOUT FOLLOWING THE MANDATORY PROCEDURE UNDER SECTIONS 41 AND 41A OF THE CR.PC; C) DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO ISSUE NOTICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. IF AT ALL REQUIRED, AND NOT TO TAKE ANY COERCIVE STEPS AGAINST THE PETITIONERS IN THE ABSENCE OF INCRIMINATING MATERIAL; D) DECLARE THE ACTIONS OF THE RESPONDENT POLICE IN ILLEGALLY SUMMONING AND DETAINING THE PETITIONERS AS ARBITRARY, ILLEGAL, AND VIOLATIVE OF ARTICLES 14 AND 21 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6319 WP No. 2931 of 2026 ORAL ORDER Sri H K Srivasthava, the learned counsel for the petitioners, files a memo which reads as under: "The undersigned submits that earlier filed a memo withdraw the aforesaid writ petition since they had challenged FIR in criminal petition No.1524/2026 and the aforesaid Criminal Petition has been disposed of with necessary direction to the Respondent Police in view of the same. The aforesaid Writ Petition has been infructuous. The same may be dismissed as infructuous." The memo is accepted, and the petition stands disposed of as having become infructuous. Sd/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE AN/-