Habeas corpus writ petition alleging illegal confinement of the first petitioner's husband by his son. The Court held it lacked territorial jurisdiction since the corpus resided at Haridwar, Uttarakhand, and disposed of the petition with liberty to seek remedies before the appropriate court.
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STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjay Lao, Standing Counsel (Criminal) with Ms. Priyam Agarwal, Mr. Abhinav Kumar Arya and Mr. Aryan Sachdeva, Advocates with Insp. Faizan Ghani, SI Pankaj Kumar, PS-Jyoti Nagar. Mr. Rakshit Gupta, Advocate for R-4.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA
O R D E R % 18.05.2026
CRL.M.A. 15747/2026 (Exemption)
W.P.(CRL) 1583/2026
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who is alleged to be in illegal confinement of respondent no. 4, his son.
NAVIN CHAWLA, J
RAVINDER DUDEJA, J
MAY 18, 2026/ vd/ma/Yg
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the Delhi High Court has territorial jurisdiction over a habeas corpus petition where the corpus resides in Haridwar, Uttarakhand.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Pushpa Singh & Anr.
State of NCT of Delhi & Ors.
Navin 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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