Mahesh Singh v. the State of Karnataka
Habeas corpus – closure on joint submission of counsel
Case brief
What is this about?
Mahesh Singh v. The State of Karnataka & others, WPHC No. 21 of 2020, NC: 2025:KHC:40199-DB, High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, decision date 10-10-2025. Keywords: habeas corpus; Article 226 Constitution of India; detenue Ms. Muskan Hussain; petitioner Mahesh Singh; respondent No.4 Madaar Hussain; counsel Laxminarayan N. Hegde; SPP-I B.A. Belliappa; HCGP Thejesh P.; Sr. Adv. H.S. Chandramouli; disposed of as infructuous on joint across-the-Bar submission that detenue safe and sound; bench Anu Sivaraman J. (author) with Vijaykumar A. Patil J.; no cases cited; no quantum.
What did the court decide?
Accepting the joint submission made across the Bar by learned counsel for the petitioner and respondent No.4 that the alleged detenue is safe and sound and that there is no further complaint in the matter, the writ petition (Habeas Corpus) is disposed of as having become infructuous.