- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34409-DB WPHC No. 72 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K WRIT PETITION (HABEAS CORPUS) NO. 72 OF 2025 BETWEEN: MR. HASHEM MOMTAZ AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, S/O HOOSEEIN ABDOL, DETAINED AT FOREIGNERS' DETENTION CENTRE, SONDEKOPPA VILLAGE, NELAMANGALA, BENGALURU RURAL, KARNATAKA - 562 162 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. AZHAR ALI FAROOQI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY HOME DEPARTMENT VIKAS SOUDHA, NEAR VIDHANA SOUDHA AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 2. FOREIGNERS REGIONAL REGISTRATION OFFICE (FRRO), BMTC BUS STAND, 5TH FLOOR, 'A' BLOCK, TTMC, BUILDING, Digitally signed by CHANNEGOWDA PREMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34409-DB WPHC No. 72 of 2025 KENGAL HANUMANTHAIAH ROAD, SHANTI NAGAR, BENGALURU KARNATAKA - 560 027 REP BY FOREIGN REGIONAL REGISTRATION OFFICER …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.A. BELLIYAPPA, SPP-1 A/W SRI. THEJESH P., HCGP FOR R1. SRI. H. SHANTHIBHUSHAN, DSGI FOR R2) THIS WP(HC) IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYS TO 1. PASS NECESSARY JUDGMENT/ORDER IN THE FORM OF WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS, OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER, OR DIRECTION, DIRECTING RESPONDENT No.2 TO PRODUCE THE PETITIONER BEFORE THIS HONBLE COURT AND DECLARE HIS DETENTION AS ILLEGALLY AND BEING VIOLATIVE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS GUARANTEED UNDER THE CONSTITUTION. AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION (HC), COMING ON FOR HEARING ON INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATION, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34409-DB WPHC No. 72 of 2025 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN) Learned counsel appearing for the writ petitioner submits that an order of restriction of movement has now been served by the respondents. In that view of the matter, he seeks to amend the writ petition. However, we are of the opinion that the amendment as sought for in the present writ petition (Habeas Corpus) may not be possible. 2. In the above view of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of without prejudice to the rights of the writ petitioner to challenge the orders passed in appropriate proceedings. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE PN List No.: 2 Sl No.: 2