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2025 Supreme(Online)(Kar) 33438

KARNATAKA HIGH COURT
M. NAGAPRASANNA, J
SRI MOHAN KUMAR A. – Appellant
Versus
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners:SRI UDAYA HOLLA, SR.ADVOCATE, SRI SUBAIR K.M., ADVOCATE
For the Respondents:SRI K.SHASHI KIRAN SHETTY, ADVOCATE GENERAL, SRI MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA, SRI MANTHAN DAYANANDA, ADVOCATE

Table of Content
1. overview of writ petitions and commonality of petitions. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. factual basis and procedural history of the cases. (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7)
3. arguments for and against the prosecution of police officers. (Para 8 , 9)
4. court's observations on prior judgments and implications for police action. (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13)
5. legal requirements for sanction under sections 197 and 19. (Para 14 , 15 , 16 , 17)
6. decision on the petitions and implications for future proceedings. (Para 18 , 19 , 20 , 21)
7. court's final order and rejections of petitions. (Para 22)

CAV ORDER

The petitioner, in all the writ petitions, is common. The prayer that is sought in these cases is seeking sanction to prosecute certain Police Officers of different ranks. Therefore, the prayer that is sought is also common. Facts that lead to filing of these petitions are different in each case. Notwithstanding commonality, I deem it appropriate to deal with the issue petition by petition.

WRIT PETITIOIN NO.28337 of 2024

2. This petition calls in question communications dated 13-08-2024 and 07-10-2024 and seeks a consequential mandamus directing reconsideration of the representation of the petition

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