Sri.M.T Monappa Vittala v. Sri. Shankar Nayak
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court at Bengaluru; WP No.12558 of 2025 (GM-POLICE); Justice M. Nagaprasanna; order dated 26.04.2025. Petitioners M.T Monappa Vittala and minor son Vinay Devaiah M.M. sought protection under Article 226 of the Constitution from alleged harassment and physical torture by the Police Inspector, Bidadi Police Station, during investigation of FIR No.0096/2025 dated 19.04.2025 (pending before the Additional Civil Judge (Sr.Dn.) and CJM Court, Ramanagara). Writ petition disposed of as infructuous on counsel's submission in view of the Court's order dated 24.04.2025; substantive issue not adjudicated; no relief, no quantum. Counsel: Madhu R. for petitioners; Rahul Cariappa K. S., AGA, for respondent. Relevant searches: infructuous disposal of writ petition, police harassment during investigation, GM-POLICE writ, Ramanagarra/Bidadi FIR protection plea, Article 226.
What did the court decide?
On the submission of learned counsel for the petitioners that the petition had been rendered infructuous in view of the observations made by this Court in its order dated 24.04.2025, the Court recorded the submission and disposed of the writ petition as having been rendered infructuous.