Sri. Lokesh Kumar Gahlot v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P.H.C. No.58 of 2026, High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru (Division Bench: Anu Sivaraman J., author; Venkatesh Naik T J.), decided 08-06-2026. Habeas corpus maintainability; custody and production of minor child (Ridhan Gehlot, aged 5, DOB 01.12.2021); claim of natural guardianship by father accused of wife's murder (F.I.R. No.0134/2025 dated 24.04.2025, Basaveshwara Nagar Police Station); alternative remedy already availed — Guardians and Wards case G & W.C. No.438/2025 pending before Principal Family Judge, Bengaluru, notice issued, no orders passed; habeas corpus held not maintainable; petition dismissed with all contentions left open to be agitated before the Principal Family Judge; Articles 226 and 227, Constitution of India.
What did the court decide?
Since the petitioner has availed his proper remedy by filing a Guardians and Wards case before the Principal Family Judge, in the facts and circumstances of the case the prayer for a writ of habeas corpus is not maintainable before this Court.