Sri K.M.Ghate, learned counsel for the petitioners and the

learned High Court Government Pleader for the respondents are

present.

Sri Anupam Agarwal, Inspector General of Police

North West and Sri Chennabasavanna Langoti, Superintendent

of Police, Bidar, are present through Video Conferencing.

3.

This petition arose on account of the challenge to

the action initiated by the respondent/Taluka Executive

Magistrate based on the Preventive Action Report filed by

Chitaguppa Police, whereby a case came to be registered as

PAR No.43/2022 under Section 107 of Cr.P.C.

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4.

At the time of hearing, this Court expressed

displeasure about the format that has been used to provide

information to the Tahsildar/Taluka Executive Magistrate.

5.

The learned High Court Government Pleader has

filed a memo with a copy of the order passed in Criminal

Petition No.3253/2012 and subsequently, Standing Order

No.1020/2018 issued by the Director General and Inspector

General

of

Police,

Karnataka

State,

Bengaluru,

dated

27.06.2018.

6.

According to the learned High Court Government

Pleader, based on the said Standing Order No.1020/2018 dated

27.06.2018, a format has been prepared by the IT Cell of the