Allowed a habeas corpus petition against illegal detention, permitting immediate investigation into the petitioner's custody based on pending status reports.
The petition is allowed subject to all just exceptions to investigate further the petitioners detention in accordance with law.
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STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjay Lao, Standing Counsel (Criminal) with Mr. Abhinav Kumar Arya, Ms. Priyam Agarwal, Advocates.
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA O R D E R % 29.04.2026
CRL.M.A. 13426/2026 (exemption)
W.P.(CRL) 1395/2026
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annexed with the petition. It is further stated that on 01.04.2026, on behalf of the petitioner, a complaint was filed before the Court of learned Metropolitan Magistrate , Rohini Courts, Delhi, on which the respondents filed a Status Report, claiming therein that the petitioner had been arrested under the preventive provisions of Section 126/170 of the BNSS vide DD No. 05A dated 02.04.2026. Claiming the detention of the petitioner to be illegal, the present petition has been filed.
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nuisance and non-cooperation, he was brought to Police Station Samaypur Badli, however, he continued to create nuisance and failed to cooperate with the Police officials, because of which, he was detained under preventive provisions of Section 126/170 of the BNSS vide DD No. 05A, dated 01.04.2026 at Police Station Samaypur Badli (this date has been wrongly mentioned as 02.04.2026 in the Status Report filed before the learned MM).
NAVIN CHAWLA, J
RAVINDER DUDEJA, J
APRIL 29, 2026/ vd/sk/pb
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Suraj Kumar
State of NCT of Delhi
Nandin Chawla
Ravinder Dudeja
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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