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HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51127-DB W.P.H.C. No.133/2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL W.P.H.C. NO.133/2025 BETWEEN:
MR. SALEEM PASHA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS S/O MR. MUHEEB PASHA NO.30, 1ST FLOOR, 1ST CROSS RAMA TEMPLE ROAD, VALMIKI NAGAR SINGAPURA, VIDYARANYAPURA BENGALURU- 560097.
…PETITIONER (BY SMT. JOANNE WILSON, ADV., FOR SMT. NIDHISHREE B.V. ADV.,)
AND:
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THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER VIDYARANYAPURA POLICE STATION NO.281, 1ST MAIN ROAD BEL 6TH CLOCK, H M T LAYOUT VIDYARANAYAPURA, BENGALURU- 560097.
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STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY CHIEF SECRETARY M.S. BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE- 560001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.A. BELLIAPPA, SPP-I WITH SRI. THEJESH P, HCGP)
Digitally signed by ARSHIFA BAHAR KHANAM Location: High Court Of Karnataka
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HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51127-DB W.P.H.C. No.133/2025
THIS WPHC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE FIRST RESPONDENT TO INVESTING INTO THE FIR CRIME NO.410/2025 DATED 30.11.2025 (ANNEXURE-A) FORTHWITH AND FURNISH A REPORT AT THE EARLIEST AND CONSEQUENTLY TO ISSUE A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS DIRECTING THE FIRST RESPONDENT TO PRODUCE THE PETITIONER'S DAUGHTER BEFORE THIS HON'BLE COURT AT THE EARLIEST & 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)
The father of the alleged detenue has filed this writ petition seeking for production of his daughter. The matter is listed today.
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Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo for withdrawal of the writ petition. The memo reads as under:
"The undersigned counsel for the Petitioner, humbly seeks the leave of this Hon'ble Court, to withdraw the subject petition. The subject petition has become infructuous in light of the fact that the Petitioner's daughter, i.e., Ms Muskan S.
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(Detenue) has been traced and located by the jurisdictional police. It is humbly prayed that the present memo may be taken on record, and the subject petition may be dismissed as withdrawn in the interest of justice and equity."
3. Learned SPP, on advance notice, submits that pursuant to the filing of this petition and the registration of complaint, the jurisdictional police traced the alleged detenue and have produced her before this Court.
4. We had a detailed interaction with the detenue. She stated that she is aged about 21 years, has studied up to 7th standard and had been residing with the petitioner-father for some time. She further stated that she left the home on her own and joined her mother, who resides in Shivajinagar, Bengaluru. The detenue is accompanied by Smt.Manjula V.S. WHC10551, who states that the detenue has been residing with her mother in Shivajinagar, Bengaluru and from there she has been accompanied and produced before this Court.
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5. In view of the production of the detenue and aforesaid memo, no further orders are required to be passed. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of.
Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE
Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE
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