- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:1083-DB WPHC No. 117 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T WP(HC) NO. 117 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SRI RAGHUPATHI S/O. SRI. RAJAGOPAL IYER AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS R/AT OLD NO. 190, NEW NO. 126 THIRTHAKAR STREET IKKARE MOLMAMATTI SAMMEDU POST COIMBATOR-641 007. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VINAYA H - ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE INFANTRY ROAD BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE SOUTH END ROAD BENGALURU-560 004. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE BANASHANKARI BENGALURU-560 050. 4. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER JAYANAGARA BENGALURU-560 041. Digitally signed by SUMATHY KANNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:1083-DB WPHC No. 117 of 2024 5. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE BANASHANKARI BENGALURU-560 050. 6. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER BANASHANKARI POLICE STATION BANASHANKARI BENGALURU-560 050. 7. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER JAYANAGAR POLICE STATION JAYANAGAR, BENGALURU-560 050. 8. SRI. GIRIDHAR PRAKASH S/O. SRI. S. PRAKASH AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS R/AT NO. 365, 4TH B MAIN ROAD SUBRAMANYAPURA MAIN ROAD VASANTHAPURA MARUTHI NAGARA LAYOUT BENGALURU-560 061. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B A BELLIYAPPA – SPP-I FOR RESPONDENTS NO.1 TO 7; SRI. V RANGARAMU – ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.8) THIS WP(HC) IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO PRODUCE THE PETITIONERS SON SRI. ANAND, BEFORE THIS HON’BLE COURT AND HAND OVER THE CUSTODY OF SRI. ANAND, TO THE PETITIONER. THIS WP(HC), COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR AND HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:1083-DB WPHC No. 117 of 2024 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR) Learned counsel Sri Vinaya H for the petitioner is present before the Court physically inclusive of learned SPP-I namely Sri B.A.Belliyappa for respondent Nos.1 to 7. 2. Learned counsel Sri V.Rangaramu for respondent No.8 is on record but there is no representation either through video conferencing or present before the Court physically. 3. Learned SPP-I submits that proceeding in FIR No.13/2025 has been registered by the Banashankari PS and subsequent to registration of crime for the offences stated therein, accused has been apprehended by the concerned police authorities. This submission is placed on record. 4. In the meanwhile, counsel for the petitioner files a memo stating that the instant petition is filed for directing respondent Nos.1 to 7 to trace out the missing person i.e., S.Anand who is the son-in-law of the petition. Further, - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:1083-DB WPHC No. 117 of 2024 the dead body of said Anand has been traced in the Mysuru jurisdiction. Hence, the instant petition does not survive for consideration. Accordingly, seeks for withdrawal of the petition. The memo is taken on record. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Petitioner namely Sri Raghupathi is present before the Court physically. SD/- (K.SOMASHEKAR) JUDGE SD/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE DKB