Godavari Dargi v. the Commissioner of Police
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court at Bengaluru, WP No. 36564 of 2025 (GM-POLICE), decided 23 June 2026 by Suraj Govindaraj J. Petitioner Godavari Dargi sought a writ of mandamus directing Respondent No. 2 (Station House Officer, Siddapura Police Station) to investigate Crime No. 192/2025 dated 20.11.2025 and trace a missing person; Respondent No. 1 was the Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru City. Counsel for the petitioner filed a memo stating the petition had been rendered infructuous and sought leave to withdraw; the Court placed the memo on record and dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn. No adjudication on merits, no costs, no quantum. Keywords: writ of mandamus, police investigation, missing person, Crime No. 192/2025, withdrawal, infructuous, Articles 226 and 227, GM-POLICE.
What did the court decide?
The Court placed on record the memo filed by the petitioner's counsel stating that the petition had been rendered infructuous, and dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn.