- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:11274-DB WPHC No. 23 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V KAMESWAR RAO AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT PETITION HABEAS CORPUS NO.23 OF 2025 BETWEEN: MR. PADMANABHA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS S/O SESA MADIVALA R/A 5-150A, KIDIBETTU HOUSE AMEMAR ROAD, FARANGIPET PUDU VILLAGE, BANTWALA DAKSHINA KANNADA …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SACHIN S NAYAK, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRSENTED BY THE SECRETARY HOME DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE 2. THE DIRECOR GENERAL OF POLICE KARNATKA, BANGALORE 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE MANGALORE, D K DISTRICT 4. THE POLICE SUB INSPECTOR BANTWALA RURAL POLICE STATION BANTWALA, D.K.DISTRICT …RESPONDENTS Digitally signed by MADHUSHREE H Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:11274-DB WPHC No. 23 of 2025 (BY SRI. B.A.BELLIAPPA, SPP-I A/W SRI. THEJESH P, HCGP) THIS WP(HC) IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO a) ISSUE A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO PRODUCE MASTER DIGANTH BEFORE THIS HON’BLE COURT FORTHWITH; b) CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE, THOROUGH, AND TIME-BOUND INVESTIGATION INTO THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MASTER DIGANTH; ii) UTILIZE ALL AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGICAL AND INVESTIGATIVE TOOLS, INCLUDING CCTC, MOBILE TRACKING, AND COORDINATION WITH INTER- STATE AGENCIES; iii) FILE REGULAR AND DETAILED INVESTIGATION REPORTS BEFORE THIS HON’BLE COURT. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V KAMESWAR RAO and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE T.M.NADAF ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V KAMESWAR RAO) Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the custody of the child has been handed over to his mother. This fact is confirmed by Mr.Belliappa, learned SPP. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that petition be dismissed as withdrawn. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:11274-DB WPHC No. 23 of 2025 3. His submission is taken on record. 4. Accordingly, petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (V KAMESWAR RAO) JUDGE Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE MH/- List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2