- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7623-DB WPHC No. 100013 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF JUNE 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.NATARAJ AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K HABEAS CORPUS NO.100013 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SHRI. NAGARAJ S/O. BASANGOUDA PATIL AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, R/O. DIDAGUR VILLAGE, TALUK AND DIST: HAVERI. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ANGADI RAJASHEKHAR HOLABASAPPA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE HAVERI DIST, OPPOSITE COURT COMPLEX, HAVERI-581110. 2. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE HAVERI WOMEN POLICE STATION, HOSAMANI SIDDAPPA CIRCLE, NEAR OLD COURT, HAVERI-581110. 3. SURESH S/O. HANAMANTAPPA BALANNAVAR AGE: 25 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, R/O. DIDAGUR VILLAGE, TALUK AND DIST: HAVERI-581148. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. PRAVEEN K.UPPAR, AGA FOR R1 AND R2; NOTICE TO R3 IS SERVED) THIS WPHC FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE AN ORDER IN THE NATURE OF WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS DIRECTING RESPONDENT NO.1 AND 2 TO PRODUCE THE DAUGHTER OF PETITIONER BY NAME MISS.SANGEETA BEFORE THIS HON’BLE COURT; PASS SUCH OTHER ORDERS AS THIS HON BLE COURT DEEMS FIT IN THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE, INCLUDING COSTS, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. Digitally signed by MOHANKUMAR B SHELAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.06.13 16:38:55 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7623-DB WPHC No. 100013 of 2025 THIS HABEAS CORPUS COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.NATARAJ AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.NATARAJ) The petitioner, who is the father of Sangeeta, has filed this petition claiming that his daughter has gone missing from 14.02.2025 and, despite lodging a complaint, the respondents have not traced her. 2. After the notice of this petition was issued to respondents No.1 and 2, the girl is traced and is produced by WHC-539 of Haveri Women Police Station. The father has identified the girl as his daughter. When this Court enquired with the girl, she disclosed her date of birth as 20.07.2008. Therefore, the girl is a minor and the father being a natural guardian, is entitled to the custody of the minor girl. Since the daughter of the petitioner is secured and produced before the Court by WHC-539 of Haveri Women Police Station, Haveri, along with Mr. S.R. Badiger Police Sub-Inspector, he is directed - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7623-DB WPHC No. 100013 of 2025 to handover the custody of the minor girl to the petitioner at his place in Didaguru Village, Haveri Taluk & District. In view of the above, this writ petition stands disposed of and the respondent No.2 is directed to comply with the aforesaid order without any exception. Sd/- (R.NATARAJ) JUDGE Sd/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE KMS Ct:vh List No.: 3 Sl No.: 1