Full Judgment
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2024 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 5173 OF 2020 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: LAKSHMINARAYAN K, S/O KRISHNASWAMY R, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/AT NO:# SRI RAM SMRITHI APARTMENTS, ATTIBELE, SARJAPURA ROAD, BIDARAGUPPE BENGALURU - 562 107. (PENETITIONER NOT CLAIMED SENIOR CITIZEN BENFITS). …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NATARAJ G.,ADVOCATE) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, HOME DEPARTMENT, Digitally signed
by SHWETHA VIDHANA SOUDHA, RAGHAVENDRA DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, Location: HIGH BENGALURU - 01, COURT OF REPT BY ITS ADDL CHIEF SECRETARY.KARNATAKA
2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL AND INSPECTOR, GENERAL OF POLICE, NRUPATUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001.
3. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, CENTRAL RANGE (RURAL), MILLERS ROAD, VASANTH NAGAR, BENGALURU - 01. -2-
4. THE POLICE INSEPCTOR, ATTIBELE POLICE STATION, ATTIBELE, BENGALURU RURAL - 562 107. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MAHANTESH SHETTAR., AGA) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF
THE CONSTITUION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-1 AND 2 TO TRANSFER THE INVESTIGATION PERTAINING TO FIR/CRIME NO.157/2019 REGISTERED IN THE ATTIBELE POLICE STATION, BENGALURU RURAL, TO THE CYBER CRIME POLICE STATION, SITUATED AT BENGALURU FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE FIR/CRIME NO.157/2019. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY,
ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ
ORAL ORDER
1. The petitioner is before this Court, seeking for the following reliefs:
"a) Issue Writ in the nature of Mandamus by directing the respondent No:1 and 2 to transfer the investigation pertaining to FIR/Crime No:157/2019 registered in the Attibele Police station, Bengaluru Rural, to the Cyber Crime Police station, situated at Bengaluru for further investigation of the FIR/Crime No:157/2019 to meet the ends of justice. b) Issue such other Writs or directions, as deem fit, in the facts and circumstances of the case, to meet the ends of justice." -3-
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that since the investigation was referred to the Cyber Crime Police, the above petition has been rendered infructuous.
3. Accepting his submission, the petition is dismissed as infructuous. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE AMA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 0