Petitioners sought restraint against arrest in a murder case FIR; counsel sought leave to withdraw with liberty to pursue other remedies, and the court dismissed the petition as withdrawn with such liberty.
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NC: 2024:KHC:24816 WP No. 24097 of 2018
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF JULY, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA
WRIT PETITION NO. 24097 OF 2018 (GM-RES)
BETWEEN:
Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
S/O RAMCHANDRA BIKAJI DEGVEKAR AGE 38 YEARS, OCC - SOCIAL WORKER R/O 241, KARANI VILLAGE DODAMARG, DISTRICT SINDHUDURG MAHARASHTRA - 560 001.
…PETITIONERS
(BY SRI AMRUTHESH N.P, ADV.)
AND:
REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY.
BANGALORE, PIN - 560 053.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI B.A. BELLIAPPA, SPP-1 A/W SMT. WAHEEDA M.M, HCGP AND SMT. N. ANITHA GIRISH, HCGP FOR R-1 TO R-5; R-6 & 7 ARE SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED)
THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTION TO THE RESP. NO.1 TO 3 POLICE OFFICERS, FROM RAJRAJESHWARI POLICE STATION, RESTRAINING THEM ARRESTING THE PETITIONERS HEREIN IN IFR/CR. NO.221/2018 IN GAURI LANKESH MURDER CASE.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
PKS
Sd/JUDGE
Sujith Kumar
Manohar Edave
Amol Kale
Amit Ramchandra Degvekar
State of Karnataka by Cottonpet P.S.
Government of Karnataka Department of Home
N S Sanjay Gowda
As recorded by the court registry
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