- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6684-DB WPHC No. 69 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL WRIT PETITION HABEAS CORPUS NO. 69 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI KAMESH KUMAR RAMALINGAM AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/AT 3593, BARTON STREET, TRACY, CALIFORNIA 95377, USA …PETITIONER (BY SRI. GAUTAM SHREEDHAR BHARADWAJ, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, SOUTH BLOCK, SECRETARIAT BUILDING, RAISINA HILL, NEW DELHI-110001 2. UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, NORTH BLOCK, CABINET SECRETARIAT, RAISIN HILL, NEW DELHI-110001 3. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA HOME DEPARTMENT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, ROOM NO.327-327A, VIDHANA SOUDHA, Digitally signed by BANGALORE ANJANAPPA KRISHNA KUMAR Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6684-DB WPHC No. 69 of 2025 DR. B. R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001 4. THE REGIONAL PASSPORT AUTHORITY REPRESENTED BY ITS REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, 8TH BLOCK, 80FT ROAD, KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU-560095 5. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE INFANTRY ROAD, BANGALORE-560001 6. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER MAGADI ROAD POLICE STATION, MAGADI ROAD, POLICE QUARTERS, RAJAJINAGAR, BENGALURU-560023 7. SMT. RAKSHITHA NAGARAJ AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/AT NO.642, IST FLOOR, 10TH E MAIN, 6TH BLOCK, RAJAJINAGAR, BENGALURU-560010 KARNATAKA. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHANTHI BHUSHAN H., DSGI FOR R1 & R2 (MA FOR R1 ONLY); SRI. THEJESH P., HCGP FOR R3 TO R6; SRI. MAHESH C.M., ADV. FOR R7) THIS WP(HC) IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO A) ISSUE A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS TO PRODUCE THE MINOR CHID, DHANYASHRI KAMESH, HAVING A PASSPORT BEARING NO.673963526 ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATED OF AMERICA, BEFORE THIS COURT FORM THE WRONGFUL CUSTODY OF RESPONDENT NO.7 OR ANY OTHER PERSONS WHO HAVE WRONGFULLY ABDUCTED DHANYASHRI KAMESH AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6684-DB WPHC No. 69 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner seeks leave of the Court to withdraw the petition and has filed a memo to that effect. The memo reads as under; "It is submitted that the Petitioner has instructed the undersigned Counsel vide Email dated 04.02.2026 seeking leave of this Hon'ble Court to withdraw the present petition with liberty to initiate appropriate proceedings that are available under law. Wherefore, it is most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to permit the Petitioner to withdraw the present Writ Petition with liberty to initiate appropriate proceedings as permissible under law, in the interest of justice and equity. " - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6684-DB WPHC No. 69 of 2025 2. In view of the memo, petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as sought for. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE RAK List No.: 2 Sl No.: 1