Sri. Lakshminarayan K v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court; WP No. 1798 of 2022 (GM-POLICE); Suraj Govindaraj J; decided 17.06.2026; Articles 226 and 227 Constitution of India; constitutional right to privacy; mandamus; cybercrime investigation; PCR No. 9117/2020; FIR No. 137/2021; Cyber Crime Police Station CEN North Bengaluru; referral to CID Cyber Crime Karnataka; CBI referral; transfer of case; time-bound investigation; supervision by Additional Commissioner of Police rank officer; final Investigating Report set aside on 06.07.2024; Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) report; ACP Cyber Crime to complete investigation within 60 days; petition disposed of; petitioner appeared party-in-person; respondents included State of Karnataka Home Department, DGP (Cyber-Crime), Commissioner of Police, DCP North, SHO Cyber Crime PS, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, CBI.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with a direction to the ACP, Cyber Crime to complete the fresh investigation as expeditiously as possible and submit a report, taking into account the petitioner's observations in the pleadings and applications and the FSL report, within 60 days from the date of receipt of copy of the order.