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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT DHARWAD BENCH
S.G.PANDIT, C.M.POONACHA
Ramakrishna S/o Subray Bhat – Appellant
Versus
The Director General Of Police And Others. – Respondent
ORDER :
C.M. POONACHA, J.
The present writ petition is filed by the petitioner under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, seeking for a writ of habeas corpus directing the respondents to produce the detenue before the Court.
2. It is the case of the petitioner, who is the father of the detenue that, the detenue, being his daughter, was working as an accountant in Aukshavanta Arogyalaya, Hubli since 2021. That on 18.12.2023, the detenue visited her parent’s residence and informed that she left her job at Aukshavanta Arogyalaya, Hubli and was working at Vishnu Agro Oil Industry, Akki Honda, Hubli, as an accountant. That the detenue stayed at her parent’s residence for two days and she left for Hubli on 20.12.2023 at 9.30 a.m., and that the petitioner dropped her to the bus stand. It is the further case of the petitioner that from the evening of 21.12.2023, both phone numbers of their daughter, the detenue, were switched off and they were not able to contact her. That they went to Hubli and made enquiries, despite which, they were unable to trace their daughter. Being left with no other alternative, they lodged a Police complaint on 27.12.2023. The Police Authorities, not h
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