APHC010381762025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3541] TUESDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE R RAGHUNANDAN RAO THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM WRIT PETITION NO: 19359/2025 Between: 1. SREEHARI KARNAM, S/O. SRI K.S. SUBRAMANYA PILLAI, RESIDING AT FLAT NO.E-307, KEERTHI HARMONY, 4TH MAIN, T.C PALYA MAIN ROAD, RAMAMURTHY NAGAR, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA - 560 016. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS VELAGAPUDI VILLAGE, AMARAVATHI. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, TIRUPATHI, TIRUPATHI DISTRICT. 3. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, TIRUPATHI RURAL POLICE STATION TIRUPATHI DISTRICT. 4. M VIMALA, W/O. LATE UMA SANKAR MUNIRATHNARN PILLAI, RESIDING AT D.NO.18/64, IKYA UPADHYAYA NAGAR, UPPARAPALLI CHECK POST, TIRUPATI, ANDHRA PRADESH- 517502. 5. LAVANYA SANKAR, W/O. SREEHARI KARNAM, CURRENTLY RESIDING AT PARSIPPANY, NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PERMANENT RESIDENT OF D.NO.18/64, IKYA UPADHYAYA NAGAR, UPPARAPALLI CHECK POST, TIRUPATI, 2 RRR, J & JS, J W.P.No.19359 of 2025 ANDHRA PRADESH-517502. E-MAIL - SANKAR.LAVANYA9@GMAIL.COM ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased topleased to issue a writ more particularly in the form of Writ of Writ of Habeas Corpus to direct the respondents to produce my minor son. Master Dinesh Karthikeya Karnam, aged about 11 years, presently in Tirupathi in the illegal custody of the 4TH respondent herein, before this Court and set him at liberty and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased Pleased to permit the petitioner to have the custody of his minor son, Master Dinesh Karthikeya Karnam, aged about 11 years, presently in Tirupathi in the illegal custody of the 4TH respondent herein, pending disposal of the writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. VMR LEGAL Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. THE ADVOCATE GENERAL 3 RRR, J & JS, J W.P.No.19359 of 2025 The Court made the following order: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice R. Raghunandan Rao) The learned counsel for the petitioner, after making submissions, seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the present Writ Petition with liberty to approach an appropriate forum, for deciding the custody of the child. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. _______________________ R RAGHUNANDAN RAO, J ____________________ SUMATHI JAGADAM, J Date: 29.07.2025 MJA 4 RRR, J & JS, J W.P.No.19359 of 2025 15 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R RAGHUNANDAN RAO AND THE HON’BLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM WRIT PETITION No: 19359 of 2025 (per Hon’ble Sri Justice R. Raghunandan Rao) 29.07.2025 MJA