IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD

DATED THIS THE 8^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA

WRIT PETITION NO. 102063 OF 2023 (GM-POLICE)

BETWEEN:

MOHAMMEDALI M JAMADAR

AGE. 47 YEARS,

OCC. ADVOCATE,

R/O. BELAGAVI

OFFICE AT BAIL-UZ-ZOHRA COMPLEX

DARBAR GALLI

BELAGAVI-590001

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI. WAQAR AHMED SHAHPURI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY

MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

OFFICE AT VIDHAN SABHA

BANGALORE, KARANTAKA-560001.

2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE (L AND O)

BELAGAVI

VISHAL

NINGAPPA OFFICE AT COMMISSIONERATE ROAD,

PATTIHAL

POLICE HEAD QUARTERS

Digitally signed by

V PA IS T H T A IH L A N L INGAPPA BELAGAVI-590001

Location: High Court of

Karnataka Dharwad Bench Date: 2025.12.11 16:18:08

+0530

3. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE BELGAVI

OFFICE AT COMMISSIONERATE ROAD,

POLICE HEAD QUARTERS

BELAGAVI-590001

4. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE BELAGAVI

OFFICE AT COMMISSIONERATE ROAD,

SUBHASH NAGAR,

POLICE HEAD QUARTERS

BELAGAVI-590001

5. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OPPOSITE COURT COMPLEX D C COMPOUND BELAGAVI-590001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.T. HANUMAREDDY, AGA)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO:

1. DIRECT TO TAKE STRICT ACCOUNTABILITY FROM THE HEADS OF THE ORGANIZERS/LEADERS FOR CONDUCTING THE PROCESSION.

2. DIRECT TO STRICTLY PROHIBIT USE OF DEADLY WEAPONS LIKE SWORDS, KNIFE, LATHIS ETC IN THE PROCESSION.

3. DIRECT TO PROHIBITION FOR RAISING, ANTI MINORITY SIOGANS IN THE PROCESSION.

4. DIRECT TO VIDEO-GRAPH THE ENTIRE PROCESSION AS PRESCRIBED BY THE HON BLE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA.

5. DIRECT RESPONDENTS TO ALLOW RALLIES/PROCESSIONS ONLY ON THE MAIN ROADS AND MAY NOT BE ALLOWED TO ENTER INTO THE CITY/RESIDENTIAL AREA/STREETS.

6. DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS ONLY TO ALLOW TO USE OF SOUND SYSTEMS IN A PERMISSIBLE DECIMAL.

7. DIRECT TO LIMIT PARTICIPANTS OF THE RALLIES/PROCESSION TO CONTROLLABLE FIGURE.

8. DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO RESTRICTION ON USE OF BIKES AND FLAGS WANDERING UNNECESSARILY, USE OF PLACARDS, SONGS, WHICH ARE ANTI MINORITY MAY NOT BE ALLOWED TO USE IN THE RALLIES/PROCESSION.

9. DIRECT RESPONDENT TO ACCOMMODATE SPECIAL POLICE PROTECTION BE GIVEN TO MINORITY RELIGIOUS PLACES SUCH AS MASJID, DARGAH, CHURCH, 10.DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO REGISTER THE SUO MOTO FIR AGAINST ALL THE VIOLATIONS OF ANY KIND WHICH IS AGAINST THE LAW.

11.DIRECT TO COMPLY WITH RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE KARNATAKA POLICE ACT AND KARNATAKA POLICE MANUAL.

ANY OTHER MANDATORY DIRECTIONS MAY BE GIVEN AS THIS HON BLE HIGH COURT DEEMS IT FIT AND NECESSARY.

THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, 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 prayers:

1. “Direct to take strict accountability from the heads of the organizers/leaders for conducting the procession.

2. Direct to strictly prohibit use of deadly weapons like swords, knife, lathis etc in the procession.

3. Direct to Prohibition for raising, anti Minority slogans in the procession.

4. Direct to Video-graph the entire procession as prescribed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India.

5. Direct respondents to allow Rallies/processions only on the main roads and may not be allowed to enter into the city/residential area/streets.

6. Direct the respondents only to allow to use of sound systems in a permissible decimal.

7. Direct to limit participants of the rallies/procession to controllable figure.

8. Direct the respondents to Restriction on use of bikes and flags wandering unnecessarily, use of placards, songs, which are anti Minority may not be allowed to use in the rallies/procession.

9. Direct respondent to accommodate special police protection be given to minority religious places such as Masjid, Dargah, Church, 10.Direct the respondents to register the Suo Moto FIR against all the violations of any kind which is against the law.

11.Direct to comply with rules and regulations of the Karnataka Police Act and Karnataka Police Manual.

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