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HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39680-DB WPHC No. 99 of 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL WRIT PETITION (HABEAS CORPUS) NO. 99 OF 2025
BETWEEN:
SMT. KUSUMA G K, W/O SHIKANTH R, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, R/AT #221, 4TH CROSS, CHOWDESWARI LAYOUT, YELAHANKA, BENGALURU-560 064. …PETITIONER
(BY SRI. VIDYASAGAR H.V., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. KEMPARAJU., ADVOCATE)
AND:
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, YELAHANKA POLICE STATION, BENGALURU-560 064.
Digitally signed by CHANNEGOWDA PREMA Location: High Court of Karnataka
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HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39680-DB WPHC No. 99 of 2025
…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. B.A. BELLIAPPA, SPP-I WITH SRI. THEJESH .P, HCGP)
THIS WP(HC) IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO (i) ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF HABEAS CORPUS AND DIRECT THE RESPONDENT POLICE TO INITIATE NECESSARY ACTION FOR TRACING THE MISSING HUSBAND OF THE PETITIONER, SRIKANTH R., AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS AND TO PRODUCE BEFORE THIS HON'BLE COURT FORTHWITH AND ETC.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY,
JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL
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HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39680-DB WPHC No. 99 of 2025
ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN)
Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner.
2. The learned Special Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent submits that the police have traced the husband of the writ petitioner at Madras, and that he has proceeded on his own and does not intend to rejoin the writ petitioner.
3. In view of the aforesaid submission, all the
contentions of the parties are left open to be agitated in appropriate proceedings. Accordingly, the writ petition seeking a writ of habeas corpus stands disposed of.
Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE
Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE
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