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HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13723-DB WPHC No. 100037 of 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B.
HABEAS CORPUS NO. 100037 OF 2025 BETWEEN:
1.
SHRI LLOYD ANTONIO S/O. SRI GLADVIN, AGE. 50 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. H.NO.50, BELAVANIKI COLONY, KESHWAPUR HUBBALLI, HUBBALLI-580030, DIST. DHARWAD.
2.
SMT. PRISCELLA ANTONIO W/O. SRI LLOYD, AGE. 49 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEWIFE, R/O. H.NO.50, BELAVANIKI COLONY, KESHWAPUR HUBBALLI, HUBBALLI-580030, DIST. DHARWAD.
…PETITIONERS (BY SRI. D.M. MANJUNATH, ADVOCATE)
AND:
1.
THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, OFFICE OF THE HUBLI-DHARWAD
BHARATHI H M Digitally signed by BHARATHI H M Location:
HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.10.16 12:34:26 +0530
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POLICE COMMISSIONERATE, HUBLI-DHARWAD, NAVANAGAR, HUBBALLI-580025, DIST. DHARWAD.
2.
THE POLICE INSPECTOR, KESHWAPUR POLICE STATION, HUBBALLI-580023.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. G.K. HIREGOUDAR PRL. GOVT. ADVOCATE)
THIS WPHC FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING THIS COURT TO, ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF HABEAS CORPUS, DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS-POLICE TO SEARCH AND PRODUCE BEFORE THIS COURT, THE PETITIONER’S DAUGHTER KUM. ERICKA LLOYD ANTONIO TALUK HUBBALLI, DIST.DHARWAD AGE.25 YEARS, R/O: H.NO.50, BEVANAKI COLONY, KESHWAPUR HUBBALLI IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND ETC.,.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY,
ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B.
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ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT)
This habeas corpus petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India by the parents of the Ericka Louella with a prayer to search and produce before this Court the daughter of the petitioners viz., Ericka Louella.
2. This Court on 26.09.2025 recorded that the Court is satisfied with the manner of investigation carried out by the investigating officer and directed the AGA to file status report with regard to the investigation carried out within a period of two weeks.
3. Today, the matter was moved by the learned AGA with intimation to learned counsel for the petitioners with a request to take up the matter at 2.30 p.m. which was accepted by this Court. Case called at 3.45 p.m. Daughter of the petitioner Ericka Louella is present before the Court. So also the petitioners along with their counsels are present. She makes specific statement that she
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voluntarily left the parents house on 11.09.2025. She further states that she would visit parent’s house and she would talk to her parents. In view of the appearance of the daughter of the petitioners before the Court, prayer of the petitioners would no more survive for consideration.
4. Accordingly, writ petition stands disposed of. Pending IAs does not survive for consideration.
Sd/- (S G PANDIT) JUDGE
Sd/- (GEETHA K.B.) JUDGE
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