Manish S/O Baldev Rajbhar v. the Union of India and Ors.
Habeas corpus – Bombay High Court
Case brief
What is this about?
WP 1792/2026, Bombay High Court (Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction), Manish v. Union of India and Ors., coram Sarang V. Kotwal & Sandesh D. Patil, JJ., decided 17-04-2026. Habeas corpus petition concerning the Petitioner's wife detained at Kurla Police Station; refused because she had escaped custody and was untraceable, so the writ could not issue and no production order was possible; writ petition disposed of with liberty to pursue other lawful remedies. No statutes or precedents cited; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
Since the Petitioner's wife has escaped from Kurla Police Station and is not traceable, she is not in the custody of the Police Station; therefore, at this stage no order can be passed directing the police to produce the Petitioner's wife in Court. ¶18