- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34556-DB WPHC No. 55 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K WPHC NO. 55 OF 2025 BETWEEN: MRS. NETRA SRIKANTH, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, D/O. MR. KANNANKOTE SRIKANTH, PERMANENTLY RESIDING AT: 2781, ELMWOOD AVE, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK -14618. PASSPORT NO: A10471794 EMAIL: NETRASRIKANTH@GMAIL.COM …PETITIONER (BY SMT. HIRANMAYI RAJEEV, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. GAURAV SINGH GAUR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH HOME DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, 2ND FLOOR, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU- 560 001. REP. BY SECRETARY Digitally signed by PANKAJA S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34556-DB WPHC No. 55 of 2025 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, BENGALURU CITY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, 2, ALI ASKER RD, VASANTH NAGAR, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA 560 001. 3. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, 2H4V+6FR, VP DEENADAYALU NAIDU ROAD, JAYAMAHAL, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA 560 046. 4. MR. RAGHAVA K. KALYANARAMAN, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, SON OF MR. KALYANARAMAN DURGADAS, PRESENTLY RESIDING AT NO. 64/1, 1ST MAIN, JAYAMAHAL EXTENSION, BANGALORE 560 046. PASSPORT NO: 567653736 EMAIL: raghava.kk@gmail.com PHONE NO. +91 9740125028 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.A.BELLIYAPPA, SPP-I ALONG WITH SRI. THEJESH P, HCGP FOR R1-R3, SRI. AZHAR MEER, ADVOCATE FOR R4) THIS WPHC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT/DIRECTION/ORDER(S) TO THE RESPONDENT NO.4, I.E. THE FATHER HEREIN, TO FORTHWITH PRODUCE THE MINOR - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34556-DB WPHC No. 55 of 2025 CHILD, NAMELY MASTER RUDRA RAGHAVA, THE ELDEST CHILD OF THE PETITIONER, BEFORE THIS HON'BLE COURT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN) Heard the learned counsel for the writ petitioner. 2. Having considered the contentions advanced in this writ petition and in view of the specific averments in the writ petition, it is clear that the disputes between the parties i.e., the writ petitioner and respondent No.4 is with regard to custody of a children, which has to be agitated in appropriate proceedings before the Family Court. 3. In view of the pleadings on record in this case, we are not satisfied that there is any element of illegal detention of the minor child so as to invoke the jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34556-DB WPHC No. 55 of 2025 4. The writ petition fails and the same is accordingly dismissed. All the contentions of the parties are left open to be agitated in the appropriate proceedings. SD/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE SD/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE HKV List No.: 2 Sl No.: 1