A husband filed a habeas corpus petition under Article 226 seeking that police trace and produce his wife and son as detenues. Police had already traced both and produced them before the court; a spousal dispute was noted. With the detenues present, the prayer had no consequence and the petition was disposed of.
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NC: 2024:KHC:8880-DB WPHC No. 19 of 2024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF MARCH, 2024
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR
AND
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K
WP(HC) NO. 19 OF 2024
BETWEEN:
SRI MALLIKARJUNA P S/O PRABHAKAR RAO AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/AT NO.C-17, 1ST MAIN SWAMIVIVEKANANDA BADAVANE SHIVAMOGGA -577201.
…PETITIONER
Digitally signed by SUMATHY KANNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka
(BY SRI. KENDULI SHIDARAYA MAHADEVAPPA - ADVOCATE)
AND:
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI.ANOOP KUMAR - HCGP)
THIS WP(HC) IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS, DIRECTING THE 3RD RESPONDENT POLICE TO TRACE THE DETAINEES PALLAVI.K.V AND
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CHIRANTHAN.M.GOWDA AND PRODUCE BEFORE THIS HON’BLE COURT.
THIS WP(HC), COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, K. SOMASHEKAR .J., MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Learned counsel Sri Kenduli Shidaraya Mahadevappa for the petitioner is present before the Court physically inclusive of learned HCGP namely Sri Anoop Kumar for respondent – State.
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has traced the detenues and they are present before the Court physically. Learned HCGP has filed memo along with the Police report dated 04.03.2024.
Sd/-
JUDGE
Sd/JUDGE
DKB
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the court should direct police to trace and produce the missing wife and son of the petitioner.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Mallikarjuna P
State of Karnataka, Department of Home
Superintendent of Police Shivamogga District
S.H.O., Thunga Nagar Police Station, Shivamogga
K. Somashekar
Rajesh Rai K
As recorded by the court registry
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