IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL WRIT PETITION HABEAS CORPUS NO.116 OF 2025 BETWEEN:

AASHISH SINGHAL FATHER OF MINOR CHILD NISKA SINHAL, SON OF SRI ASHOK SINGHAL (AGARWAL), AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, ADDRESS: NO.66 GM 3^RD CROSS ROAD, (OLD 237/25) MTB AREA, FIRST FLOOR, JAYANAGAR 4T BLOCK, PO AND PS - TILAKNAGAR, BANGALORE-560041, MOBILE 78901 01789 EMAIL-Ashish.sinhal@outlook.com …PETITIONER Digitally signed by CHANNEGO WDA (BY SRI. AASHISH SINGHAL, PARTY IN PERSON)

PREMA Location: High AND:

Court of Karnataka

1. NEETIKA AGARWAL @ NEETIKA VERMA MOTHER OF MINOR CHILD NISKA SINHAL, DAUGHTER OF MR. SP VERMA PERMANENT ADDRESS C/O. SHILPI AGARWAL, GANJA GALI, DHANKAL BASTI, PO AND PS CHIRKUNDA, DISTRICT DHANBAD, JHARKHAND, PIN-828 202, MOBILE 87895 23522 EMAIL-neetikaa380@gmail.com ...(DETAINING CUSTODY)

2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOME VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001.

3. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE KARNATAKA POLICE HEADQUARTERS NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU - 1 KARNATAKA.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. THEJESH P