Sri Vishwas C v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Externment order under Sec.55 Karnataka Police Act challenged by way of CRL.RP No. 201 of 2024 (filed u/s 397 r/w 401 Cr.P.C.) before the High Court of Karnataka (Justice Ravi V Hosmani, order dated 13.11.2025; NC: 2025:KHC:46270). Petitioner: Vishwas C.; respondents: State of Karnataka (Madiwala Police Station) and Special District Magistrate/DCP, Bengaluru South East Division. Impugned externment order dated 16.08.2023 ran from 18.08.2023 to 17.08.2024; period expired during pendency and the petition was disposed of as infructuous. No ruling on the legality of externment; no precedent discussed; no monetary quantum.
What did the court decide?
The revision petition was disposed of as having become infructuous, the externment period under the impugned order having expired during its pendency. ¶¶28