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Darshan Thoogudeepa Srinivas v. State of Karnataka

Karnataka HC9 Oct 2025WP/20514/2024

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What is this about?

Keywords: writ petition dismissed as withdrawn; withdrawal memo; prisoner amenities - home cooked meals, bedding, cutlery; Section 30 Karnataka Prisons Act; Section 167 Cr.PC; Section 482 CrPC; Articles 226 and 227 Constitution of India; order dated 25.07.2024 Annexure-A; XXIV Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate Bengaluru; Parappana Agrahara Central Jail; Kamakshipalya Police Station; WP No. 20514 of 2024 (GM-RES); Mohammad Nawaz J.; decided 09.10.2025; no merits adjudicated; no citation value.

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Darshan Thoogudeepa Srinivas Vs State of Karnataka — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2025)

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NC: 2025:KHC:40090 WP No. 20514 of 2024

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HC-KAR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

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DATED THIS THE 9^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025

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BEFORE

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ WRIT PETITION NO. 20514 OF 2024 (GM-RES)

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BETWEEN:

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DARSHAN THOOGUDEEPA SRINIVAS AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, S/O SRINIVAS THOOGUDEEPA, NO.217, ‘THOOGADEEPA NILAYA’, F- ROAD, IDEAL HOMES, RAJAJRAJESHWARI NAGAR, BENGALURU-560 098.

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…PETITIONER

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(BY SRI. SANJEEVINI P NAVADGI, ADVOCATE)

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AND:

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Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka

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STATE OF KARNATAKA BY CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, VIDHANA SOUDHA , DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001.

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THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PRISONS PARAPPANA AGRAHARA CENTRAL JAIL, PARAPPANA AGRAHARA, BENGALURU-560 068.

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STATION HOUSE OFFICER KAMAKSHIPALYA POLICE STATION, BENGALURU-560 079, REPT. BY SPP, HIGH COURT, BENGALURU-560 001.

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…RESPONDENTS

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NC: 2025:KHC:40090 WP No. 20514 of 2024

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HC-KAR

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(BY SRI. B.N. JAGADEESH, ADDL. SPP; SRI. P. PRASANNAKUMAR, SPL. COUNSEL FOR R3)

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THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTION 482 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973, PRAYING TO (A) QUASH THE ORDER DATED 25.07.2024 BY THE XXIV ADDL. CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE AT BENGALURU ON AN IA FILED BY THE PETITIONER UNDER SECTION 30 OF THE KARNATAKA PRISONS ACT R/W SECTION 167 OF THE CR.PC, VIDE ANNEXURE-A; (B) DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.2 AUTHORITY TO PERMIT THE PETITIONER TO ACCESS HOME COOKED MEALS, BEDDING AND CUTLERY SUBJECT TO SUCH RESTRICTIONS.

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THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ

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ORAL ORDER

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Learned counsel for petitioner has filed a memo seeking permission to withdraw the petition stating that the petitioner does not wish to pursue the matter.

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NC: 2025:KHC:40090 WP No. 20514 of 2024

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HC-KAR

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