Saniya Banu v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; WPHC No. 12 of 2025; decided 07-02-2025; Division Bench of Anu Sivaraman and Vijaykumar A. Patil JJ.; judgment per Anu Sivaraman J. Petitioner Saniya Banu (mother) sought writ of habeas corpus under Articles 226 and 227, Constitution of India, for production of missing minor child Syed Arsalan (aged about nine months) and directions to locate and recover him; respondents: State of Karnataka (Additional Secretary, Ministry of Home; Inspectors of Police, Dabaspete and Bengaluru), Syed Majid (father) and Haseena. Child found returned to mother; matter characterized as a family dispute; petition disposed of leaving all contentions open for appropriate proceedings. Keywords: habeas corpus, minor child, custody, family dispute, disposed of, contentions left open, Articles 226, 227, NC: 2025:KHC:5713-DB.
What did the court decide?
The Court noticed that the dispute between the parties is apparently a family dispute and that the nine-month-old child has been returned to the mother, who is the petitioner.