Raj Kumar v. State & Ors

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18.08.2026 CRL.M.A. 25539/2026

¶1This application has been mentioned, seeking permission to produce Ms.Takshi, the missing girl, who has since been traced.

¶2The application is allowed. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, taken on Board for hearing today itself. W.P.(CRL) 2362/2026

¶3The present Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking issuance of a Writ in the This is a digitally signed order. nature of Habeas Corpus, directing the respondents to produce Ms.Takshi, the daughter of the petitioner.

¶4The missing girl has since been traced and has been produced before us today. She is a major and states that out of her own free will and volition, she has married a person called Mr.Balkrishan.

¶5The petitioner is also present in person. He has interacted with the girl.

¶6As Ms.Takshi is a major, she is entitled to decide where and with whom she will reside. No further orders can be passed in the present petition. The same is, accordingly, disposed of.

¶7The next date of hearing, that is, 25.08.2026, shall stand cancelled. NAVIN CHAWLA, J RAVINDER DUDEJA, J AUGUST 18, 2026/ns/Yg This is a digitally signed order.

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010360252026 + W.P.(CRL) 2362/2026 RAJ KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr.Amit Gaba, Adv. (through VC) along with petitioner in person versus STATE & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr.Sanjay Lao, Sr. Adv. with Mr.Aman Usman, APP and Mr.Aryan Sachdeva and Mr.Abhinav Kumar, Advs. for State SI Anuj Mor and HC Pintu, PS Rajouri Garden CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA