‘Missing’ son found with wife and two children

The son wanted to live with his wife who had children from two other husbands

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka has closed the habeas corpus petition as a ‘missing’ son of a senior citizen was found to be living with his wife and children who were born to his wife’s two previous husbands. The habeas corpus petition was filed by a 63-year-old from Kundapur, Udupi seeking direction to the police to secure his son Vivekanand Shetty and produce him before the court.

On January 24, the police produced Vivekanand Shetty before the division bench of Justice K Somashekar and Justice Umesh M Adiga. Along with him, his wife Sandhya and two children aged 4 and 6 were also produced before the court. Vivekanand’s father, mother and sister were also present before the court.

Vivekanand told the court that he wanted to live with his wife. “On interaction, the detenue submitted that he is very much interested to live with his family members i.e., his wife and her two children at Koramangala, Bengaluru.”

Living with wifves

The additional advocate general representing the police, submitted to the court that “since one year and eight months the aforesaid detenue has been residing along with his wife and her two children at Koramangala Bengaluru.”

 The court recorded “that the minor son was born to Smt.Sandhya through her first husband and the second son was born to Sandhya through her second husband. Along with them, the aforesaid detenue (Vivekanand) is residing in a rented house at Koramangala, Bengaluru. The submission of the learned AAG is placed on record.”

The counsel for Vivekanand’s father informed the court that the habeas corpus petition was filed to trace the detenue, who is missing. This was also placed on record by the court. Closing the case, the HC said, “In view of tracing of the detenu and also producing him along with his wife and her two children before this Court, it is deemed appropriate that this WPHC does not survive for consideration. Accordingly, the same is hereby closed.”