- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010489612026 NC: 2026:KHC:37566-DB WPHC No. 74 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JULY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T WRIT PETITION (HABEAS CORPUS) NO. 74 OF 2026 BETWEEN: SRI MUNIRAJU G K S/O. KEMAPPAIAH AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS R/AT. NO.48, GEJJAGADAHALLI VILLAGE, SHIVANAPURA POST, DASAPURA HOBLI, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK, BENGALURU 562123 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MANJUNATH B., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY HOME DEPARTMENT REP BY ITS SECRETARY M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001 2. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE HAVERI DISTRICT, HAVERI, Digitally signed by PAVITHRA N Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010489612026 NC: 2026:KHC:37566-DB WPHC No. 74 of 2026 KARNATAKA- 581 118 3. POLICE INSPECTOR MADANAYAKANAHALLI POLICE STATION BENGALURU 562 123 4. SRI. PRAVEEN T KABBUR S/O. TIRAKAPPA, R/AT. MAVUR ROAD VILLAGE, SAVANURU HOBLI, CHALYALA, CHALLAL POST, HAVERI, KARNATAKA-581 118 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.N.JAGADEESH, SPP-1 A/W SRI. THEJESH P., HCGP AND MS. NAVYA SHREE T.G., ADV. FOR R1 TO R3) THIS WP(HC) IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A ORDER OR DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF HABEAS CORPUS TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.3 MADANAYAKANAHALLI POLICE TO PRODUCE THE KUMARI. RENUKA G. M. D/O MUNIRAJU G. K. BEFORE THIS COURT. 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 VENKATESH NAIK T - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010489612026 NC: 2026:KHC:37566-DB WPHC No. 74 of 2026 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN) This writ petition (Habeas Corpus) is filed seeking for a direction to the respondents to produce the daughter of the writ petitioner before this Court. 2. The writ petition is filed on the premises that the daughter of the writ petitioner is kept under illegal detention by respondent No.4 herein. 3. Learned State Public Prosecutor has placed on record a memo along with documents and photographs, which shows that a marriage under the provisions of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, has been registered between the petitioner's daughter and respondent No.4 and that the petitioner's daughter has given a written statement before the Madanayakanahalli police station, stating that she got married to respondent No.4 on 22.06.2026 and the marriage has been registered on 30.06.2026. - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010489612026 NC: 2026:KHC:37566-DB WPHC No. 74 of 2026 3. In the above view of the matter, leaving open all the contentions of the parties, the writ petition (Habeas Corpus) is closed Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE PN List No.: 2 Sl No.: 5