CRL.RP/537/2025 of SHRI. MOHAN GUDISLAMANI Vs THE CHIEF SECRETARY on 17 July 2026

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF JULY, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA

CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 537 OF 2025

BETWEEN:

1.

SHRI. MOHAN GUDISLAMANI

S/O SHRI CHAMABAPPA

PRESIDENT

DHARWAD DISTRICT WALMIKI SANGH

DHARWAD

AGE. 60 YEARS

OCC. AGRICULTURE

R/O. AT POST KONDIKOPPA

TALUK: ANNIGERI

DISTRICT : DHARWAD

…PETITIONER

[BY SRI. D.M. MANJUNATH, ADVOCATE (ABSENT)]

AND:

1.

THE CHIEF SECRETARY

GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

VIDHANA SOUDHA,

BANGALORE-01

2.

THE SECRETARY

DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS

Digitally signed

by

PADMAVATHI

B K

Location: High

Court of

Karnataka

HC-KAR

GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

VIDHANA SOUDHA,

BANGALORE-01

3.

THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE

OFFICE OF THE

SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE

DHARWAD

4.

THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE

OFFICE OF THE

DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE

DHARWAD

5.

THE CIRCLE POLICE INSPECTOR

RURAL POLICE STATION

DHARWAD

6.

SHRI VENKTESH LAKASHANI

S/O HANUMANTAPPA

AGE: 57 YEARS

R/O. PRESENTLY WORKING AT

HANUMANTHAPPA

MAULESH HIGH SCHOOL

MUGUD

TALUK AND DISTRICT: DHARWAD

7.

SMT. CHAITRA METI

D/O SHANKARAPPA

AGE: 36 YEARS

R/O. PRESENTLY WORKING AT

HANUMANTHAPPA

MAULESH HIGH SCHOOL

MUGUD

HC-KAR

TALUK AND DISTRICT: DHARWAD

8.

SMT NIRMALA CHAVANNAVAR ALIAS

CHAVVAN

D/O KALLAPPA

AGE: 36 YEARS

R/O. PRESENTLY WORKING AT

HANUMANTHAPPA

MAULESH HIGH SCHOOL

MUGUD

TALUK AND DISTRICT: DHARWAD

9.

SHRI DODDAPPA KEGANAVAR

S/O. SANGAPPA

AGE: 63 YEARS

R/O. PRESENTLY WORKING AT

HANUMANTHAPPA

MAULESH HIGH SCHOOL

MUGUD

TALUK AND DISTRICT: DHARWAD

10.

SHRI BASAVARAJ HORATTI

S/O SHRI SHIVALINGAPPA

AGE: 75 YEARS

OCC: MEMBER OF

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND

CHAIRMAN OF

THE KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,

BANGALORE

CLAIMING HIMSELF AS

THE PRESIDENT OF

SARVODAYA SHIKSHANA TRUST

ARAVATAGI

TALUK AND DISTRICT: DHARWAD

HC-KAR

R/O. ADAVESHWAR SADANA

VEMANA BIDI

HUBBALLI

TALUK: HUBALLI

DISTRICT: DHARWAD

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SMT. WAHEEDA M.M., HCGP FOR R1 TO R5)

THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED U/SEC.438

R/W 442 OF BNSS, SEEKING TO REJECT THE DECISION OF

DROPPING

OF

CHARGES

BY

THE

INVESTIGATION

OFFICER/AUTHORITIES IN DHARWAD RURAL POLICE STATION

CRIME NO. 17/2022 AND TAKE COGNIZANCE AGAINST THE

ACCUSED 6 TO 10 ON THE COMPLAINT GIVEN BY THE

COMPLAINANT AGINST THE ACCUSED NO. 6 TO 10, FOR

COMMITTING OF OFFENCES U/SEC. 323, 342, 427, 504, 506, 109, R/W 34 OF IPC AND ALSO UNDER SCHEDULED CASTES

AND SCHEDULED TRIBES (PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES)

AMENDMENT ORDINANCE 2014. SEC 3(1)(r)(s) R/W SEC.

3(1)(f), (g), (m), (p), (q), (r) (u), (v), Za(D) AND Za(C) OF

SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES (PREVENTION

OF ATROCITIES) ACT, 1989 AND RULES 1995 AND DIRECT THE

CONCERNED JURISDICTIONAL POLICE STATION TO INQUIRE

AND RE-INVESTIGATE THE MATTER AGAINST THE ACCUSED 6

TO 10 ON THE COMPLAINT GIVEN BY THE COMPLAINANT

AGAINST THE ACCUSED 6 TO 10 COMMITTING OF OFFENCES

U/SEC. 323, 342, 427, 504, 506, 109, R/W 34 OF IPC AND

ALSO UNDER SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES

(PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES) AMENDMENT ORDINANCE 2014

SEC. 3(1)(r)(s) AND ALSO IN ADDITION TO IMPOSE/INSET

3(1)(f), (g), (m), (p), (q), (r), (u), (v), Z(a) (D) AND Za(C) OF

SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES (PREVENTION

OF ATROCITIES) ACT, 1989 AND RULES 1995.

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

HC-KAR

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA