Smt. Dr. Mahima K B v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
WPHC No. 34 of 2026, High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, decided 07.04.2026 (DB: Anu Sivaraman & Tara Vitasta Ganju JJ.). Mother's habeas corpus petition under Article 226 for production of minor child Master Rishi (about 18 months) and custody orders against SP Bengaluru Rural and SHO Suryanagar Police Station. Respondent No.4 voluntarily returned custody of the child to the petitioner on 06.04.2026; petitioner's memo accepted; petition dismissed as infructuous with all contentions left open. Keywords: habeas corpus, minor child custody, infructuous, memo, Article 226, Karnataka.
What did the court decide?
Accepting the petitioner's memo recording that Respondent No.4 had voluntarily handed over custody of the minor child to the petitioner, the Court dismissed the writ petition as having become infructuous, leaving open all the contentions.