IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 20^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 107938 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE)

BETWEEN:

PANDU S/O. MARUTEPPA HALIGERI, AGED: 44 YEARS, OCC: CONTRACTOR, R/O: GINIGERI VILLAGE, KOPPAL TALUK, DIST. KOPPAL – 583 228.

…PETITIONER (BY SMT. RANJITA G. ALAGAWADI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, HOME DEPT., VIDHAN SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VIDHI, BANGALORE – 560 001

2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KOPPAL DISTRICT – 583 231.

3. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KOPPAL – 583 231.

4. THE POLICE INSPECTOR, Digitally signed by RAKESH S KOPPAL RURAL POLICE – 583 231, HARIHAR Location: High REP. BY THE HCGP, Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, Dharwad DHARWAD BENCH.

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

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND U/S 528 BNSS PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT OF CERTIORARI SETTING ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER PASSED BY THE 3^RD RESPONDENT IN NO.18/KO.U.VI./2019 DATED 08/07/19 VIDE ANNEXURE-A. ISSUE WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.3 TO WITHDRAW THE ORDER PASSED IN NO. 18/KO.U.VI./2019 DATED 08/07/19 VIDE ANNEXURE-A BY THE RESPONDENT NO. 3 AND ETC., 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:

A. Issue writ of certiorari setting aside the impugned order passed by the 3^rd respondent in no.18/Ko.U.Vi./2019 dated 08/07/19 vide Annexure-A.

B. Issue writ of mandamus directing the respondent no.3 to withdraw the order passed in no. 18/Ko.U.Vi./2019 dated 08/07/19 vide Annexure-A by the Respondent no. 3.

C. Issue any such other writ, order or direction as this Hon’ble Court deems fit under the circumstances of the case in the interest of justice and equity.

2. Heard the learned counsel Smt.Ranjita G.Alagawadi, appearing for petitioner and learned counsel Sri.T.Hanumareddy, appearing for respondents.

3. The petitioner gets embroiled in Crime No.22/2018 for several offences, including the offences punishable under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, (for short ‘the Act’).

4. On 01.07.2019, on the score that a crime had been registered against the petitioner, the petitioner’s name was drawn in the list of rowdies in the register maintained at the respondent No.4-Police Station. After investigation, the Police have filed a charge sheet in the said crime.

5. The petitioner is before the Court calling in question the action of the third respondent in drawing the name of the petitioner in the list of rowdies of the fourth respondent-Police Station. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that if three weeks’ time is granted, the petitioner would submit a representation seeking deletion of his name from the list of rowdies on the grounds set out therein.

6. The Learned AGA submits that if such a representation is submitted, the third respondent would pass necessary orders on the said representation. The representation shall be submitted within three weeks and its consideration shall be completed within six weeks from the date of submission of the representation, bearing in mind the judgment of the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in the case of B.S.PRAKASH VS. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS in W.P.No.4504/2021 DISPOSED ON 22.04.2022 and so also in the judgment rendered by the Co-ordinate bench in W.P.No.14560/2022, disposed on 25.08.2022. The guidelines laid down in W.P.No.4504/2021 read as follows:

“The short grievance of the petitioner is as to non- consideration of his representation dated 01.10.2020 Annexure-J for deleting the name in the Rowdy Register.

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner banks upon the decision of this Court in W.P. No.4504/2021 (GM-POL) between B.S.PRAKASH and STATE Of KARNATAKA & OTHERS