- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:2814-DB WPHC No. 121 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL WRIT PETITION HABEAS CORPUS NO. 121 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SMT S ARUNA W/O VENKATARAMANA B N, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/AT PALASANDRA LAYOUT, KOLAR, PRESENTLY RESIDING AT, KURUDUMALE VILLAGE, DUGGASANDRA HOBLI, MULBAGAL TALUK KOLAR DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-563101 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAJENDRA KUMAR SUNGAY T P, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF HOME, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE - 560 001. REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 2. DIRECTOR GENERAL AND INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE Digitally signed by CHANNEGOWDA PREMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:2814-DB WPHC No. 121 of 2024 STATE OF KARNATAKA, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 001. 3. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE KOLAR DISTRICT, KOLAR - 563 101 4. STATION HOUSE OFFICER GULPET POLICE STATION, KOLAR, KOLAR DISTRICT - 563 102. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.B.A.BELLIAPPA, SPP-I WITH SRI.M.V.ANOOP KUMAR, HCGP) THIS WP(HC) IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYS TO i) ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF HABEAS CORPUS OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT OR DIRECTION, DIRECTING RESPONDENTS 1 TO 4 TO TRACE AND PRODUCE HUSBAND OF PETITIONER BY NAME VENKATARAMANA B.N., S/O LATE M. NARAYANA, PHYSICALLY BEFORE THIS HONBLE COURT FORTHWITH AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:2814-DB WPHC No. 121 of 2024 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN) Heard the learned counsel appearing on either side. 2. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner's husband is missing since 15.02.2024 and that in spite of complaints preferred before police, he is not traced. The status report by way of affidavit is placed on record by the Police Sub Inspector, Gulpeth Police Station, Kolar Town, Kolar District, Karnataka. It is submitted that the petitioner had lodged a complaint on 27.03.2024 stating that her husband Sri. Venkataramana B N., has been missing since 15.02.2024. The complaint was received and enquiries have been made. It is submitted that on investigation, it has come to the light that similar incidents of the petitioner's husband going missing have occurred previously in the limits of the Gulpeth Police Station and also Mulbagal Town Police Station regarding the very same individual. It is submitted - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:2814-DB WPHC No. 121 of 2024 that earnest efforts are being taken to trace the missing person and all prompt efforts will be taken in this regard. 3. In the above view of the matter and in view of the submissions made in the status report, we are of the opinion that the writ petition can be closed recording the status report and directing that the appropriate steps in accordance with law shall be taken to trace the missing person, at the earliest. 4. The allegations raised by the petitioner in Para 11 of the statement of facts in the writ petition shall also be taken into account by the investigating officer. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE RAK List No.: 2 Sl No.: 4