- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:11092-DB WPHC No. 100033 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A.PATIL WPHC NO.100033 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI. KARTHIK BAG S/O TAPAN BAG AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/O MUSHAPUR, PANTRA, HOOGHLY DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL-712405. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRASHANT P.N., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SANTOSH BIRANAGI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, BELAGAVI CITY, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, KARNATAKA. 3. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, SHAHAPUR POLICE STATION, BELAGAVI CITY, KARNATAKA. 4. SRI. AJIM BUDRUDUJ MALLICK MAJOR, NO.2168, KOREGALLI SHAHAPU, BELAGAVI CITY, KARNATAKA. +91 9422373065 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. G.K. HIREGOUDAR, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR R1-R4) THIS WPHC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO PRODUCE THE PETITIONER’S BROTHER SANDEEP S/O TAPAN BAG, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, ILLEGALLY DETAINED BY RESPONDENT NO.5 AND HIS ASSOCIATES, BEFORE THIS HON’BLE COURT, AND SET HIM AT LIBERTY FORTHWITH & ETC. Digitally signed by SAMREEN AYUB DESHNUR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:11092-DB WPHC No. 100033 of 2025 THIS WPHC COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A.PATIL ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A.PATIL) This Habeas Corpus Petition is filed seeking the following relief: Issue a writ of Habeas Corpus or any other appropriate writ, order, or direction directing the respondents to produce the petitioner’s brother Sandeep S/o Tapan Bag, Aged about 30 years, illegally detained by respondent No.4 and his associates, before Hon’ble Court and set him at liberty forthwith. 2. Learned AGA on advancement of notice entered appearance and submits that respondent No.3 had secured the detenue. 3. We have interacted with the detenue Sri. Sandeep and he states that he is aged about 25 years and working with respondent No.4 and from there, police requested him to come to the Court and therefore, he is before this Court. He further states that there was some communication gap between him - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:11092-DB WPHC No. 100033 of 2025 and his brother/petitioner and therefore, the petitioner has lodged a missing complaint. He also states that there was no illegal detention by anyone. 4. We have also perused the Aadhar Card of the detenue. Since the detenue is produced before the Court and considering his statement before the Court, we are of the view that no further order is required to be passed in the present habeas corpus petition. Accordingly, the habeas corpus petition stands disposed off. Sd/- (S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A.PATIL) JUDGE JTR CT:VP LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 2