IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU ON THE 23rd DAY OF OCTOBER, 2017 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI MALIMATH AND THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE JOHN MICHAEL CUNHA WRIT PETITION (HABEAS CORPUS) NO.124 OF 2017 BETWEEN:
BALAKRISHNA. L S/O LATE LAKSHMINARAYANA AGE: MAJOR OCC:BUSINESS RESIDING AT NO.100, 3RD STAGE 11TH MAIN BASAVESHWARANAGAR BENGALURU -560079. ... PETITIONER (By Sri: BASAVARAJ R BANNUR, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY PRINCIPLE SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOME M.S. BUILDING BENGALURU - 560001.
2. POLICE SUB INSPECTOR MALLESHWARAM POLICE STATION MALLESHWARAM BENGALURU-560013. ... RESPONDENTS (By Sri: E.S.INDIRESH, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION (HABEAS CORPUS) IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING THAT a)THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO ISSUE A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS DIRECTING RESPONDENT TO IMMEDIATELY PRODUCE KUM. RAKSHA B. NARAYAN DAUGHTER OF THE PETITIONER BEFORE THIS HON'BLE COURT. b) THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO ISSUE APPROPRIATE WRIT OR ORDER DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT TO ACCOMPANYING THE PETITIONER ALONG WITH HIS DAUGHTER RAKSHA B. NARAYAN AND THE RESPONDENT AUTHORITY BE DIRECTED TO GIVE PROTECTION TO THEM.
***** THIS WRIT PETITION (HABEAS CORPUS) COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, RAVI MALIMATH J., MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER Sri. E.S. Indiresh, learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for the respondents.
2. The petitioner seeks for a Writ of Habeas Corpus for production of his daughter Raksha B. Narayana(detenue). She is present in the Court today. On being questioned, she submits that she is married to one Harsha on 13.09.2017. That she is a major. The said facts are not disputed by the petitioner. The only plea of the petitioner is with regard to the safety of his daughter- Raksha B. Narayana.
3. In view of the fact that the detenue is present in the Court and as she has married one Harsha with her own free will, nothing further would survive in this petition.
4. The petition is accordingly rejected.
Learned Addl. Government Advocate to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks.
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JUDGE JUDGE *mn/-