IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 5^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 106606 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE)

BETWEEN:

SRI. RAJU S/O. IRAPPA BADIGER, AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: CLASS-I CONTRACTOR, R/O. LAXMI BADAVANE, GOKAK, TAL: GOKAK - 591 307, DIST: BELAGAVI.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. SRINAND ARAVIND PACHAPURE, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOME, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001.

2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, Digitally signed by BELAGAVI, VISHAL NINGAPPA DIST. BELAGAVI - 590 001.

PATTIHAL Location: Hig h Court of Karnataka, 3. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE Dharwad Bench, Dharwad D.S.P.OFFICE, GOKAK DIVISION, GOKAK, DIST. BELAGAVI - 591 307. 4. THE CIRCLE POLICE INSPECTOR GOKAK, TALUK GOKAK, DIST. BELAGAVI - 591 307.

5. GOKAK TOWN POLICE STATION THROUGH ITS P.S.I., GOKAK, TAL. GOKAK, DIST. BELAGAVI - 591 307.

6. THE TAHASILDAR TAHASILDAR OFFICE, GOKAK, TAL. GOKAK, DIST. BELAGAVI - 591 307.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.T. HANUMAREDDY, AGA)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO I. ISSUE A WRIT IN THE CERTIORARI QUASHING THE ORDER DATED 31/08/2012 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3 MARKED AT ANNEXURE-H BEARING NO.2766(4)/2012.

II. CONSEQUENTLY DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.3 TO REMOVE THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER FROM THE LIST OF ROWDY SHEET.

THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

ORAL ORDER

(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA)

1. The Petitioner is before this Court seeking the following prayer:

I. Issue a writ in the certiorari quashing the order dated

31/08/2012 passed by the respondent no.3 marked at Annexure-H bearing No.2766(4)/2012.

II. Consequently direct the Respondent No.3 to remove the name of the petitioner from the list of rowdy sheet.

III. And grant any other relief as deemed fit in the interest of justice.

2. The prayer of the petitioner is to delete his name from the register of rowdies maintained in the Gokak town Police Station.

3. The petitioner gets embroiled in several crimes. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been acquitted of the offence under Section 302 of the IPC in S.C.No.196 of 2008. All the other cases against the petitioner are those registered invoking Section 107 of the Cr.P.C.

4. Petitioner is before the Court seeking a direction for removal of the name of the petitioner from the list of rowdies. In the light of the aforesaid circumstance, I deem it appropriate to follow the order passed by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court:

3. The petitioner is said to have got himself embroiled in several crimes for the offences punishable under Sections 110(E) and (G) of the Cr.P.C. and all those cases have been closed on acquittal. In certain other cases for offences punishable under Indian Penal Code as well.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been acquitted of the offences he would seek to place reliance upon the order passed by this Court in an identical circumstances. This Court in W.P. No.28554/2023 disposed on 29^th February 2024 had passed the following order:

“3. Facts in brief germane, are as follows:

The petitioner gets embroiled in a crime in Crime No.723/2009 for the offences under Sections 143, 147, 148, 307, 332, 109, 149 r/w. 120B of the IPC and Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act. The police investigates into the matter and files a charge sheet before the concerned Court. Subsequent, to the said crime, another crime comes to be registered in Crime No.244/2012 for the offences under Sections 120B, 143, 147, 148, 341, 427, 323, 324, 332, 307, 302, 506, 114 r/w. 149 of the IPC and Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act. The third case comes to be registered in Crime No.20/2016 for the offences under Sections 399 and 402 of the IPC.

4. The police file a charge sheet against the petitioner for the offence