- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:4963-DB WPHC No. 18 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL WRIT PETITION HABEAS CORPUS NO. 18 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SRI. MURUGESHAN K. S/O KANDHASWAMY AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS R/AT. # 13A, 1ST FLOOR, 5TH CROSS ANDHRA MUNIYAPPA LAYOUT CHELKERE, BENGALURU-43 PH: 9945212408 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. AVINASH V., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE INFANTRY ROAD BENGALURU-01 2. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER HENNUR POLICE STATION BANGALORE-43 3. SMT. GIRIJA D/O RAMANNA W/O MURUGESH AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS R/AT. GOWRAMMA NILAYA 1ST CROSS, ANDHRA MUNIYAPPA LAYOUT CHELIKERE, BENGALURU-43 Digitally signed by CHANNEGOWDA PREMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:4963-DB WPHC No. 18 of 2024 PH: 9380824505 4. SMT. RENUKA W/O RAMANNA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R/AT. KOLUR VILLAGE AND POST MUDDHEBIHAL TALUK VIJAYAPURA DISTRICT-586 212 MOB: 9611102370 5. SMT. SUMA W/O MURUGAN AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS R/AT. GOWRAMMA NILAYA 1ST CROSS ANDHRA MUNIYAPPA LAYOUT CHELIKERE BENGALURU-43 MOB: 9739598919 6. SRI. RAMESH S/O RAMANNA AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS R/AT. GOWRAMMA NILAYA 1ST CROSS ANDHRA MUNIYAPPA LAYOUT CHELIKERE BENGALURU-43 PH: 8884642950 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.A. BELLIAPPA, SPP-I, A/W SRI. M.V. ANOOP KUMAR, HCGP) THIS WP(HC) IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, BY THE PETITIONER, WHEREIN HE PRAYS THAT THE HON'BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO ISSUE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS TO RELEASE KUMARI KUSHI DAUGHTER OF THE PETITIONER, FROM ILLEGAL CUSTODY OF RESPONDENT No.3 TO 6 IMMEDIATELY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:4963-DB WPHC No. 18 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN) There is no appearance for the writ petitioner. 2. It appears that process fee for issuance of notice to respondents No.3 to 6 which was ordered on 14.02.2024 and thereafter, on 24.01.2025 has not been paid by the petitioner. 3. The writ petitioner as well as the minor child are present before us in the Court voluntarily. The petitioner has been duly identified by his Aadhaar card. We have also interacted with the minor child who says that she is staying at home with the petitioner as well as her mother and that she is not under detention of anybody. It is stated that she is also going to school. It is further submitted that the mother of the minor child has - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:4963-DB WPHC No. 18 of 2024 now given the custody of the child to the father who has filed this writ petition. 4. On the merits of the matter also, the dispute appears to be a guardianship dispute, which appears to have been resolved. 5. In the above factual situation, we are of the opinion that no further orders are required to be passed in this petition. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of recording the submission of the writ petitioner. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE PN List No.: 2 Sl No.: 1