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Sri R Somasundara v. the State of Karnataka

Karnataka HC27 Apr 2026WP/13425/2026

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What is this about?

Karnataka HC Bengaluru; WP No. 13425 of 2026 (GM-Police); certiorari under Articles 226-227 Constitution against police notice dated 15.04.2026 by SHO Lakshmipuram PS Mysuru directing personal appearance re NCR No. 13/2026 and petition No. 360/49/2026; statement recorded by jurisdictional police; dispute held essentially civil; NCR endorsement relegating complainant to civil Court; grievance redressed; cause of action not subsisting; writ petition disposed of as infructuous; Judge Sachin Shankar Magadum; decision dated 27.04.2026; AGA Vikas Rojipura for respondents; advocate Vinod Kumar M for petitioner.

What did the court decide?

On the respondents' submission placed on record, pursuant to the Police Notice issued to the petitioner, his statement has already been recorded by the jurisdictional police. ¶27

Sri R Somasundara Vs the State of Karnataka — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the impugned notice dated 15.04.2026 issued by respondent No. 4 (Station House Officer, Lakshmipuram Police Station), directing the petitioner to appear personally in connection with NCR No. 13/2026 and petition No. 360/49/2026, should be quashed.

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Court's answer

Respondent No. 4 (Station House Officer), upon verification of the records and the nature of allegations, arrived at a conclusion that the dispute in question is essentially civil in nature, not warranting initiation of criminal proceedings.

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Ratio / Principle

On the respondents' submission placed on record, pursuant to the Police Notice issued to the petitioner, his statement has already been recorded by the jurisdictional police.

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Key takeaways

A Non-Cognizable Report (NCR) endorsement has been issued, relegating the complainant to avail appropriate remedies before the competent civil Court in accordance with law.ratio¶30
In view of the aforesaid submissions made on behalf of the respondents, placed on record, nothing further survives for consideration in the present writ petition.ratio¶31
The grievance projected by the petitioner stands redressed and the cause of action does not subsist.ratio

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Oral Order (single Judge, Sachin Shankar Magadum, J.), High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru, dated 27.04.2026: A writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking certiorari against a police notice dated 15.04.2026 issued by respondent No. 4, the Station House Officer, Lakshmipuram Police Station, Mysuru (Annexure-C), directing the petitioner to appear personally in connection with NCR No. 13/2026 and petition No. 360/49/2026, was disposed of as infructuous. The Additional Government Advocate placed on record that the petitioner's statement had already been recorded pursuant to the notice, and that the Station House Officer had concluded the dispute was essentially civil in nature and had issued an NCR endorsement relegating the complainant to remedies before the competent civil Court. Holding that the grievance stood redressed and the cause of action did not subsist, the Court found nothing further survived for consideration.

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NC: 2026:KHC:23321 WP No. 13425 of 2026

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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 27^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026

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BEFORE

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM WRIT PETITION NO. 13425 OF 2026 (GM-POLICE)

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BETWEEN:

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SRI. R. SOMASUNDARA S/O LATE M. RAJANNA, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, NEW NO. 32, MAIN ROAD, RESIDING AT NO. 1811/1, NAZARABAAD MOHALLA, GIRIYABHOVI PALYA, MYSURU, KARNATAKA - 570 011.

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…PETITIONER

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(BY SRI. VINOD KUMAR M, ADVOCATE)

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AND:

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Digitally signed by CHAITHRA A Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

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THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001.

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THE DIRECTOR GENERAL AND INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, KARNATAKA STATE POLICE HEADQUARTERS, NRUPATUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001.

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THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE MYSURU DISTRICT,

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NC: 2026:KHC:23321 WP No. 13425 of 2026

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HC-KAR

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MYSURU, KARNATAKA - 570 010.

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THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER LAKSHMIPURAM POLICE STATION, MYSURU, KARNATAKA - 570 005.

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…RESPONDENTS

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(BY SRI. VIKAS ROJIPURA, AGA)

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THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A) ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER, OR DIRECTION, QUASHING THE IMPUGNED NOTICE DATED 15.04.2026 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO. 4 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-C, LAKSHMIPURAM POLICE STATION, MYSURU, DIRECTING THE PETITIONER TO APPEAR PERSONALLY IN CONNECTION WITH NCR NO. 13/2026 AND PETITION NO. 360/49/2026 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-D AND ETC.,

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THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM

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ORAL ORDER

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Learned Additional Government Advocate, on instructions, submits that pursuant to the Police Notice issued to the petitioner, his statement has already been recorded by the jurisdictional police. It is further submitted that respondent No.4 – the Station House Officer, upon verification of the

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HC-KAR

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records and the nature of allegations, has arrived at a conclusion that the dispute in question is essentially civil in nature, not warranting initiation of criminal proceedings. Consequently, a Non-Cognizable Report (NCR) endorsement has been issued, relegating the complainant to avail appropriate remedies before the competent civil Court in accordance with law.

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In view of the aforesaid submission made on behalf of the respondents, which is placed on record, nothing further survives for consideration in the present writ petition. The grievance projected by the petitioner stands redressed and the cause of action does not subsist. Accordingly, the writ petition is rendered infructuous and stands disposed of .

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Sd/(SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE

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HDK

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