IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2017 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.S.PATIL AND THE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V.NAGARATHNA W.P.H.C.No.23/2017 BETWEEN SMT BHARATHI H S AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, W/O.SRI. PRABHAKAR.D.R, R/AT DOOR NO.202, 7TH MAIN, 4TH CROSS, GOKULA I STAGE, 2ND PHASE, MATTHIKERE, BENGALURU-560054.
(BY SRI P P HEGDE, ADV.) AND 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001.
2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE/ DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, CHIKKAMGALUR DISTRICT, CHIKKAMAGALUR. REPRESENTED BY ... PETITIONER THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU.
(BY SRI I.THARANATH POOJARY, AGA) ... RESPONDENTS THIS WPHC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE OF A WRIT OF HABEAUS CORPUS OR DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO RELEASE THE DETENUE BY NAME SRI. H.K. PRAVEENA @ KHANDYA PRAVEENA, AGED 30 YEARS, SON OF KESHAVA MOORTHY, DEVADANA KHANDYA, CHIKKAMAGALURU TALUK AND DISTRICT BY QUASHING THE ORDER OF DETENTION DATED 29/01/2017 PASSED BY THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, CHIKKAMAGALURU IN PROCEEDINGS NO.J1:MAG:102/13-14 WHICH IS PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-A AND ALSO TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 02/02/2017 PASSED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA AS PER PROCEEDINGS NO.SST.HD 32/2017 WHICH IS PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-'B'.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, B.S.PATIL J, MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
ORDER 1. This writ petition is filed seeking a writ of habeas corpus to direct release of the detenue by name H.K.Praveena @ Khandya Praveena.
2. Petitioner claims to be the relative of detenue. It is alleged that the detenue was illegally taken into custody by the police pursuant to the order of detention.
3. Today, this matter is listed for non-compliance of office objections. Sri P.P.Hegde, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the State Government has withdrawn the order of detention and the detenue has been released and therefore, this writ petition is not pressed.
4. Recording the above submission, this writ petition is dismissed as not pressed.
Sd/- JUDGE Sd/- JUDGE VP