- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45358-DB WPHC No. 120 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL WRIT PETITION HABEAS CORPUS NO.120 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI. B.R. KALASHILPI S/O LATE SHREE KALADARSHI AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.242 1ST MAIN ROAD, AMBEDKAR NAGAR RAMAMURTHY NAGAR BANGALORE NORTH, BANGALORE-560 016. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NARENDRA BABU B.K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT HOME DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE-560 001. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE BANGALORE CITY INFANTRY ROAD BANGALORE-560 001. Digitally signed by CHANNEGOWDA PREMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45358-DB WPHC No. 120 of 2025 3. INSPECTOR OF POLICE K R PURAM POLICE STATION WHITEFIELD SUB DIVISION BANGALORE-560 036. …RESPONDENTS (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 ISSUE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO PRODUCE THE PETITIONER'S SISTER KUM MANGALA BEFORE THE COURT AND TO RELEASE HER BY GIVING HER CUSTODY TO THE PETITIONER IMMEDIATELY. 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 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45358-DB WPHC No. 120 of 2025 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN) This Writ Petition (Habeas Corpus) is filed seeking to issue writ of Habeas Corpus direct the respondents to produce the petitioner's sister Kum Mangala before the Court and to release her by giving her custody to the petitioner immediately. 2. We have heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. 3. The pleadings in the writ petition itself reveals that the petitioner has lodged a police complaint before the third respondent on 07.03.2025, which is registered as Crime No.179/2025 of the K.R.Puram Police Station. 4. In the above view of the matter, we are of the opinion that it is for the petitioner to pursue the said crime and this Writ Petition(Habeas Corpus) is not the proper remedy available to him. Reserving liberty to the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45358-DB WPHC No. 120 of 2025 petitioner to pursue the said crime, the writ petition (Habeas Corpus) is disposed of. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE RAK List No.: 2 Sl No.: 3