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Sunita Chauhan v. Union of India & Ors.
Delhi HCW.P.(CRL)/1281/2026
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Delhi High Court Division Bench order dated 23.04.2026 disposing of habeas corpus writ petition W.P.(CRL) 1281/2026, Sunita Chauhan v. Union of India & Ors.; petition under Article 226 Constitution of India read with Section 528 BNSS 2023 for production of Ms. XXX; adult/major woman's freedom to choose place of residence; free will and volition; respondent no. 7; CRL.M.A. 12369/2026 allowed; coram Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja, JJ.; no further orders passed.
What did the court decide?
On being produced virtually pursuant to the order dated 21.04.2026, Ms. XXX maintained before the Court, notwithstanding counselling, that she had gone with respondent no. 7 out of her free will and volition and wished to continue residing with him. ¶15