IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1^ST DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM WRIT PETITION NO. 37557 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE)

BETWEEN:

SRI. B.N MONAPPA S/O LATE B. K. NACHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. 128, 3RD MAIN, 1ST BLOCK, RMV 2ND STAGE, BENGALURU - 560 094.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. K.S. PONNAPPA, ADVOCATE)

AND:

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1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA by CHAITHRA A Location: HIGH REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU CITY POLICE, I NFANTRY ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001.

2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, BENGALURU NORTH DIVISION, NEAR SAVINDHANA CIRCLE, YESHWANTPUR, BENGALURU - 560 022.

3. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, SANJAYNAGAR POLICE STATION, SANJAYNAGAR MAIN ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 094.

4. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION PLOT NO. 5-B, CGO COMPLEX, LODHI ROAD, NEW DELHI - 110 003 REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VIKAS ROJIPURA, AGA FOR R1 TO R3; SRI. P. PRASANNA KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R4)

THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTIUTTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A. ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS AND/OR ANY SUCH/OTHER WRIT OR ORDER TRANSFERRING THE INVESTIGATION ORDERED