- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41959-DB WPHC No. 97 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH 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. 97 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SMT. GAYATHRI N W/O S. KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, OCCUPATION HOUSEWIFE RESIDING AT NO 84, 5TH CROSS, 2ND MAIN, ANNAPURNESHWARI LAYOUT, J P NAGAR, 7TH PHASE, BENGALURU 560 078 PAN CUHPG2423A AADHAAR 3634 3426 2346 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SURESHA N., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY HOME DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560 001. 2. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE BENGALURU CITY BENGALURU. 3. INSPECTOR OF POLICE Digitally signed by RUPA V Location: High Court Of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41959-DB WPHC No. 97 of 2025 KONANAKUNTE POLICE STATION, BENGALURU CITY, KARNATAKA 560 062. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B. A. BELLIAPPA, SPP-1 WITH SRI. THEJESH P., HCGP) THIS WPHC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYS THAT TO ISSUE A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TRACE SECURE AND PRODUCE THE MISSING PERSON, MR.B.K.NITHIN RAHUL, BEFORE THIS HON'BLE OCURT AND ETC., 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 VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) This petition is filed seeking the following reliefs: "a) Issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus directing the respondents to trace, secure, and produce the missing person, Mr.B.K.Nithin Rahul, before this Hon'ble Court; b) Direct the respondents to file a detailed status report of the investigation carried out so far; c) Direct the respondents to hand over the investigation to a specialized agency such as the CID if necessary, in the interest of justice; d) Pass such other order(s) or direction(s) as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit in the facts and - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41959-DB WPHC No. 97 of 2025 circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice and equity." 2. The respondent-State filed two status reports on 11.09.2025 and 13.10.2025. The records indicate that the second son of the petitioner is missing from 15.11.2024 and based on the information, the jurisdictional police registered the case in Crime No.424/2024 and took up the investigation. 3. The perusal of the investigation reports indicate that the Investigation Officer has made his best effort to trace the missing person by deputing the teams to find out the missing person at different places. It is noticed that the Investigation Officer has analyzed various call detail records of the suspected persons and that of the missing person. It is also noticed that a look out notice was issued and paper publication was also taken out by the Investigation Officer in the newspaper and said notice was published at various places. However, the Investigation - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41959-DB WPHC No. 97 of 2025 Officer is of the view that despite the best efforts they could not able to trace out the missing person. 4. We have meticulously perused the two status reports filed by the Investigation Officer. We have satisfied that the Investigation Officer has continued the investigation in a proper manner. 5. Considering the status reports and the averments in the petition, we do not find any reason to believe that the detenue has been illegally detained by anyone and this being the case of a missing person, we are of the view that the proceedings are required to be closed on the assurance of the Investigation Officer that he would continue the investigation of the registered crime and take it to the logical conclusion by filing the report before the appropriate forum. In view of the status reports and the assurance of the Investigation Officer, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the Investigation Officer to complete the investigation in Crime - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41959-DB WPHC No. 97 of 2025 No.424/2024 in accordance with law and file the final report before the appropriate forum. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE BSR List No.: 2 Sl No.: 1