- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3429 WP No. 8083 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL WRIT PETITION NO. 8083 OF 2022 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: SRI.DOMINIC RAJ .S S/O SAGAYA KUMAR AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS R/AT NO 93, RAMAKRISHNA ROAD COX TOWN BENGALURU 560 005. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. A V AMARNATHAN.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARATMENT OF HOME GOVT. OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE -560 001 (REP BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY). 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE BENGALURU CITY, NO 2, ALI ASKER ROAD, VASANTH NAGAR BENGALURU 560 051. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE SIR C V RAMN ROAD OPP. IBP PETROL BUNK YESHWANTHPURA BENGALURU - 560 022. Digitally signed by SUMA B N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3429 WP No. 8083 of 2022 4. PULAKESHI NAGAR POLICE STATION M.M. ROAD, NEAR BBMP HELP CENTRE PULAKESHI NAGAR BENGALURU - 560 005. REP. BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. B. SUKANYA BALIGA, AGA FOR R1 TO R4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT TO ACT UPON THE COMPLAINT GIVEN BY THE PETITIONER DATED 14.01.2019 BEFORE THE JURISDICTION POLICE STATION PULAKESHINAGAR, BENGALURU REGARDING MISSING OF HIS SISTER. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL ORAL ORDER Petitioner claiming to be the brother of one Stella Pushparani had lodged a complaint before the Pulakeshinagar Police Station on 14.01.2019 complaining his sister having gone missing on 13.01.2019. An FIR in Crime No.0012/2019 came to be filed on 14.01.2019 . Copy of the same was forwarded to the Deputy Commissioner of Police, North Division Bengaluru, Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru City and Director General of Police on 21.05.2020. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3429 WP No. 8083 of 2022 2. Grievance of the petitioner is that despite his repeated visits to the office of the Jurisdictional Police, no actions have been initiated to search and find his missing sister. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner had even filed petition in WPHC No. 127/2021 which came to be dismissed on 17.01.2022, as not maintainable in respect of missing complaint. Being aggrieved by the inaction on the part of the respondent/Police, the petitioner is before this Court seeking direction to the respondents to act upon his complaint filed on 14.01.2019. 4. Learned AGA today submitted a memo dated 26.09.2025 issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, East Division Bangalore City along with the report running into several pages. Referring to the same, learned AGA submits that all efforts have been made by the jurisdictional police to search and find out the said missing person at several places as mentioned therein. She submits that the police have also enquired one Abhishek and Ratan Singh, the suspected persons named in the complaint by the petitioner, whose photograph is - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3429 WP No. 8083 of 2022 also enclosed to the report. Since all the efforts made by the police did not yield any result, the case is kept under "dormant", for time being. She submits as and when any information is received or any discovery is made, the matter will be proceeded further. 5. In view of the above, reserving liberty to the petitioner to assist the respondent/Police in the event of he receiving any information and with further direction to the respondent police in such an event to proceed further in the matter in accordance with law, petition is disposed of. Sd/- (M.G.S. KAMAL) JUDGE RU List No.: 1 Sl No.: 25