Sri Honnappa v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka HC Bengaluru; single judge: Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum; WP No. 32248 of 2024 (GM-POLICE); decided 10-04-2026; NC: 2026:KHC:20261. Subject: transfer of investigation in Crime No. 275/2024 (Kodigehalli/Kodegehalli Police Station) to CID (Respondent No. 9) via Article 226 mandamus (cause title: Articles 226 and 227). Outcome: writ petition DISMISSED AS INFRUCTUOUS because investigation was complete, charge sheet filed and taken on file, proceedings before trial Court; holding: transfer of investigation does not arise once final report is filed. Petitioner: Sri Honnappa s/o late Shanthamallalah; advocate Rakshith R.; State respondents represented by AGA K.P. Yoganna (R1-R4, R7-R9); private respondents R5, R6 (Anantharaju; S A L Vijay). No precedent cases cited; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
Once the investigation has culminated in the filing of a final report (charge sheet taken on file by the jurisdictional Magistrate, proceedings before the trial Court), the question of transferring the investigation to another agency at this stage does not arise, and the writ petition seeking such transfer is rendered infructuous.