Writ petition seeking deletion of the petitioner's name from the Rowdy Register maintained by police, on grounds of no opportunity to be heard, failure of periodic review, and withdrawal of criminal proceedings. The court directed deletion and quashed the refusal endorsement.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR WRIT PETITION NO. 24326 OF 2024 (GM-POLICE)
BETWEEN:
SRI. SEEBEGOWDA, S/O LATE RANGASWAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, SOMALAPURA VILLAGE, NITTUR HOBLI, GUBBI TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT - 572 222.
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI. R. KUMAR, ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. SHAMANTH NAIK, HCGP)
THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT POLICE TO DELETE THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER FROM THE ROWDY SHEETER REGISTER MAINTAINED BY THE R-3 POLICE AND QUASHED THE ENDORSEMENT VIDE ANNX-C DATED 16.08.2024.
NC: 2024:KHC:38121 WP No. 24326 of 2024
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR
ORAL ORDER
The petitioner seeks a direction from this Court to the respondents for the removal of his name from the Rowdy Register. The petitioner was prosecuted for offenses punishable under Section 321 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973. Consequently, his name was registered in the list of rowdies under Order 1059 of the Karnataka Police Manual.
ORDER
Sd/(HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE
TIN
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner's name should be deleted from the Rowdy Register given absence of hearing, lack of periodic review, and withdrawal of proceedings against him.
3 provisions across 3 enactments
Sri. Seebegowda
State by Karnataka, represented by its Secretary, Department of Home
The Superintendent of Police, Tumakuru District
Station House Officer, Chelur Police Station, Gubbi Circle
Hemant Chandangoudar
As recorded by the court registry
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