Petitioners filed a writ petition seeking habeas corpus for their daughter and direction for FIR registration. The daughter appeared via video, stated she was major and had voluntarily married. Senior counsel withdrew the petition, which was dismissed accordingly.
The writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn.
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AVINASH KUMAR & ANR. .....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Sunil Dalal, Senior Advocate with Mr. Nitin Chaudhary, Mr. Ankit Rana, Ms. Shipra Bali, Mr. Bharat Khurana and Mr. Sarthak, Malhotra, Advocates
versus
STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjay Lao, Standing Counsel (Crl.) for State with Ms. Priyam Agarwal, Mr. Abhinav Kr. ARya and Mr. Aryan Sachdeva, Advocates Insp. Harish Kumar and HC Annil, PS Karawal Nagar
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIVEK CHAUDHARY HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN
O R D E R % 18.09.2025
(i) Issue a writ of habeas corpus or such other appropriate writ, order or direction to the respondents to produce the daughter of the petitioner “T’ and handover the custody of the daughter to the petitioner.
(ii) Direct the respondents to register an FIR on the complaint of the petitioners and conduct a fair and expeditious investigation in accordance with law.
W.P.(CRL) 2839/2025 1
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present petition.
VIVEK CHAUDHARY, J
MANOJ JAIN, J
SEPTEMBER 18, 2025/ dr/pb
W.P.(CRL) 2839/2025 2
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3 issues framed by the court
Whether to issue a writ of habeas corpus regarding the custody of the petitioner's daughter.
Whether to direct registration of an FIR and conduct an investigation in the matter.
Whether the petition for custody and investigation should be dismissed as withdrawn.
3 provisions across 2 enactments
Avinash Kumar
Another Petitioner
State NCT of Delhi
Vivek Chaudhary
Manoj Jain
As recorded by the court registry
A constitutional writ petition in a criminal context, most commonly habeas corpus or a challenge to an FIR or detention order.
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