WP/31720/2024 of SMT. SWATI PAI Vs THE STATE OF KARNATAKA on 6 October 2026

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA

WRIT PETITION NO. 31720 OF 2024 (GM-RES)

BETWEEN:

SMT. SWATI PAI

W/O LATE K PRAVEEN

AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS

D/O M S PAI

R/AT OASIS NINE, 7TH CROSS

1ST MAIN, ISRO LAYOUT

BENGALURU – 561 130.

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI. SUYOG HERELE E, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1.

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY

HOME DEPARTMENT, 2ND FLOOR,

VIDHANA SOUDHA

BENGALURU -560 001.

2.

THE DIRECTOR OF PROSECUTION

DEPARTMENT OF PROSECUTION AND

GOVERNMENT LITIGATION HOME DEPARTMENT,

CAUVERY BHAVAN,

6TH FLOOR, BENGALURU -560 009.

3.

THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER

CHANNAMMANKERU ACHUKATTU POLICE STATION

REP. BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

BENGALURU -560001.

4.

SRI B VENKATARAO ADVOCATE

Digitally

signed by R

MANJUNATHA

Location:

HIGH COURT

OF

KARNATAKA

HC-KAR

MAJOR

FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER

R/AT NO.6, 1ST CROSS, 2ND MAIN ROAD

SHAKTHI GANAPATHINAGAR

BENGALURU -560 079

5.

SRI KRISHNA MURTHY

SO LATE CHOWDAPPA

AGED NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER

R/AT NO.35, 3RD MAIN,

BANASHANKARI, ACHUKATTU

NEAR BANASHANKARI ACHUKATTU PARK

BSK 3RD STAGE,

BENGALURU -560 085.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY

SRI

SURYA

MUKUNDARAJ,

ADDITIONAL

PUBLIC

PROSECUTOR FOR R1 TO R3;

R4, R5 –SERVED)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226

AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SECTION 482

CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PRAYING TO QUASH THE

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION DATED 19/10/2024 IN NO. OE

441 PPE 2024 (E), ISSUED UNDER SECTION 18(8) OF BNSS

(PREVIOUSLY UNDER SECTION 24(8) OF THE CODE OF

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973) THEREBY APPOINTING THE SRI.

B. VENKATARAO - THE R4 HEREIN AS SPECIAL PUBLIC

PROSECUTOR TO CONDUCT TRIAL IN SC NO.1008/2018 AND

ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT THERETO, VIDE

ANNEXURE-A AND ETC.,

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

HC-KAR

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA