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Charanpreet Kaur Vs State of Karnataka — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2026)

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Charanpreet Kaur v. State of Karnataka

Karnataka HC27 Jan 2026WP/1609/2026

Case brief

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What is this about?

Delay in police investigation and non-filing of charge sheet; speedy investigation as facet of Article 21; writ under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution; Crime/FIR No. 173/2025, Sections 351[3] and 64, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; Kodigehalli Police Station; transfer to North East Women Police Station, Yelahanka; Commissioner of Police and Deputy Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru; victim's written complaints about delay; petition disposed on the State's undertaking to file the final report in the first week of February, 2026; WP No. 1609 of 2026 (GM-POLICE); High Court of Karnataka; decided 27-01-2026; Judge B M Shyam Prasad; neutral citation NC: 2026:KHC:4167.

What did the court decide?

No coercive directions issued; the State's undertaking that the final report would be filed without fail in the first week of February, 2026 was taken on record and the petition was disposed of.

Why is it important?

The Court took on record the Additional Government Advocate's submission that the investigation in Crime No. 173/2025 had been transferred to and completed by the North East Women Police Station, Yelahanka, and that the final report would be filed without fail in the first week of February, 2026, and disposed of the petition on that basis without issuing further directions. ¶35

What the court decided

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Outcome

No coercive directions issued; the State's undertaking that the final report would be filed without fail in the first week of February, 2026 was taken on record and the petition was disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondent police should be directed to complete the investigation and file the charge sheet in FIR/Crime No. 173/2025 within a fixed time, given that more than 250 days had passed since the FIR was registered.

Court's answer

The Court took on record the Additional Government Advocate's submission that the investigation in Crime No. 173/2025 had been transferred to and completed by the North East Women Police Station, Yelahanka, and that the final report would be filed without fail in the first week of February, 2026, and disposed of the petition on that basis without issuing further directions.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition (GM-POLICE) No. 1609 of 2026 before the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru (B M Shyam Prasad, J.), decided 27 January 2026: the petitioner sought directions to the respondent police to complete the investigation and file the charge sheet in Crime No. 173/2025 — registered for offences under Sections 351[3] and 64 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — within 7 to 15 days, alleging more than 250 days' delay, and invoking Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution and the victim's right to speedy investigation and trial under Article 21. At the preliminary hearing, the learned Additional Government Advocate submitted that upon transfer from the Kodigehalli Police the investigation stood completed by the North East Women Police Station, Yelahanka, and that the final report would be filed without fail in the first week of February, 2026. The Court took the submission on record and disposed of the petition.

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NC: 2026:KHC:4167 WP No. 1609 of 2026

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 27^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 1609 OF 2026 (GM-POLICE)

BETWEEN:

CHARANPREET KAUR AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, D/O. HARVINDAR SINGH R/AT NO.51, SRI LAKSHMI VENKATESHWARA LADIES PG, NO.201, 1^ST MAIN, 11^TH CROSS, SANJEEVINI NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560025 … PETITIONER

(BY SRI. SHRIRAM ADIGA, ADVOCATE) AND:

Digitally signed by VANAMALA N

Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

STATE OF KARNATAKA MINISTRY OF HOME DEPARTMENT REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE - 560001

THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE INFANTRY ROAD, BENGALURU - 560001

THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AMRUTH NAGAR MAIN ROAD, SECTOR B AMRUTHNAGAR, BYATARAYANAPURA, BENGALURU - 560 024

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NC: 2026:KHC:4167 WP No. 1609 of 2026

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THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER KODIGEHALLI PS YELAHANKA SUB-DIVISION

BENGALURU - 560 025 … RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI.B.RAVINDRANATH, AGA)

THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO 1. DIRECT THE RESPONDENT POLICE COMPLETE THE INVESTIGATION AND FILE THE CHARGE SHEET IN FIR NO.173/2025 WITHIN A FIXED TIME, PREFERABLY WITHIN 7 DAYS, OR WITHIN 15 DAYS, AS MORE THAN 250 DAYS HAVE PASSED SINCE THE FIR WAS REGISTERED AND THE CHARGE SHEET IS STILL NOT FILED, VIDE ANNEXURE - C AND C2 RESPECTIVELY. DATED 17/12/2025 AND 07/01/2026; 2. DIRECT THE SENIOR OFFICERS TO SUPERVISE THE INVESTIGATION SO THAT IT IS COMPLETED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY, AND TO SUBMIT A BRIEF STATUS REPORT BEFORE THIS HON'BLE COURT EXPLAINING THE PROGRESS OF THE INVESTIGATION. 3. TAKE NOTE THAT THE VICTIM SUBMITTED WRITTEN COMPLAINTS ABOVE THE DELAY IN FILING THE CHARGE SHEET TO THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO, AND PASS SUITABLE DIRECTIONS IN VIEW OF THE CONTINUED DELAY; 4. TO PROTECT THE VICTIM'S RIGHT TO A SPEEDY INVESTIGATION AND TRIAL UNDER ARTICLE 21 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA,

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PASS ANY OTHER ORDER AS THIS HON'BLE COURT DEEMS FIT AND PROPER UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS CASE TO MEET THE ENDS OF JUSTICE.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD

ORAL ORDER

The petitioner has filed first information with the jurisdictional police which is registered in Crime No. 173/2025 for offences punishable under Sections 351[3] and 64 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The petitioner invokes this Court's jurisdiction asserting that though such first information is filed almost 250 days earlier, the investigation is not complete and that the petitioner's repeated representations to the authorities including Commissioner of Police has been of no avail. Sri Shriram Adiga, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri B Ravindranath, a learned Additional

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Government Advocate, are heard for disposal of the petition with Sri B Ravindranath being assisted by Ms Meenakshamma K S, a woman Assistant SubInspector, North East Women Police Station, Yelahanka.

Sri B Ravindranath submits that upon transfer of the proceedings in Crime No.173/2025 by the Kodigehalli Police, the investigation is completed by the North East Women Police Station, Yelahanka and that final report will be filed at the earliest. When queried, the learned Additional Government Advocate, on instructions from the Police Officer who is present, submits that final report would be filed without fail in the first week of February, 2026.

This submission is taken on record, and the

petition stands disposed of.

SD/(B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE

AN/-

Issues for consideration

1 issue framed by the court

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1.
Whether the respondent police should be directed to complete the investigation and file the charge sheet in FIR/Crime No. 173/2025 within a fixed time, given that more than 250 days had passed since the FIR was registered.¶22
The court held
The Court took on record the Additional Government Advocate's submission that the investigation in Crime No. 173/2025 had been transferred to and completed by the North East Women Police Station, Yelahanka, and that the final report would be filed without fail in the first week of February, 2026, and disposed of the petition on that basis without issuing further directions.ratio¶35

Statutes considered

3 provisions across 2 enactments

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Constitution of IndiaArticles 226 and 227¶22 Article 21¶22
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023Sections 351[3] and 64¶30

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

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Prior proceeding
The petitioner's first information was registered as Crime No. 173/2025 for offences under Sections 351[3] and 64 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; the petitioner asserted that although nearly 250 days had passed, the investigation remained incomplete despite repeated representations including to the Commissioner of Police.¶30
Prior proceeding
According to the prayer in the petition, the victim submitted written complaints about the delay in filing the charge sheet to the Deputy Commissioner of Police and the Commissioner of Police about one month before filing.¶22
Prior proceeding
As submitted by the Additional Government Advocate at the hearing, proceedings in Crime No.173/2025 were transferred from the Kodigehalli Police and the investigation was completed by the North East Women Police Station, Yelahanka, with the final report to be filed at the earliest.¶35

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
CHARANPREET KAUR¶9
Shriram Adiga
respondent
STATE OF KARNATAKA MINISTRY OF HOME DEPARTMENT REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY¶13
B Ravindranath
respondent
THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE¶14
B Ravindranath
respondent
THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE¶15
B Ravindranath
respondent
THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER KODIGEHALLI PS¶19
B Ravindranath

Coram

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B M SHYAM PRASADauthor¶28

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Karnataka HC
Decided on: 27 Jan 2026 · January
Registered: 20 Jan 2026
Case no.: WP/1609/2026
CNR: KAHC010038322026
Topic: Writ and Judicial Review
Bench: B M Shyam Prasad
Disposal: DISPOSED
Case type: WRIT PETITION (GM-POLICE)

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Cite this judgement

Charanpreet Kaur v. State of Karnataka, WP/1609/2026 (KA), decided on 27 January 2026.

The High Court of Karnataka publishes no neutral citation for this judgement — cite it by case number and date of decision.

Statutes3

Constitution of IndiaArticles 226 and 227 · Article 21
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023Sections 351[3] and 64

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Procedural history3

The petitioner's first information was registered as Crime No. 173/2025 for offences under Sections 351[3] and 64 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; the petitioner asserted that although nearly 250 days had passed, the investigation remained incomplete despite repeated representations including to the Commissioner of Police.
According to the prayer in the petition, the victim submitted written complaints about the delay in filing the charge sheet to the Deputy Commissioner of Police and the Commissioner of Police about one month before filing.

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Bench / Coram

B M SHYAM PRASAD

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