Mandeep Singh Talwar v. State NCT of Delhi & Ors.

Delhi HC15 Jan 2026W.P.(CRL)/161/2026

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Delhi High Court habeas corpus writ petition W.P.(CRL) 161/2026 (Mandeep Singh Talwar v. State of NCT of Delhi & Ors.), decided 15.01.2026 by Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja, JJ. Filed under Article 226, Constitution of India, seeking production of petitioner's parents Daleep Singh Talwar and Kuldeep Kaur from alleged illegal confinement by respondent Nos. 2 and 3. Persons produced in Court same day, left free to choose where to go; no further orders; petition disposed.

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Production of the petitioner's parents before the Court, who were left free to decide where they wish to go; no further orders required. ¶¶24

Mandeep Singh Talwar Vs State NCT of Delhi & Ors. — Writ and Judicial Review | Delhi HC (2026)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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W.P.(CRL) 161/2026 MANDEEP SINGH TALWAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rajiv Bajaj, Mr. Nikhil Bhalla, Mr. Naman Arora, Ms. Shivani Bardia and Ms. Nandini Singhal, Advocates.

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versus

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STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr.Sanjay Lao, SC (Crl.) with Ms.Priyam Agarwal, Mr.Aryan Sachdeva, Ms. Sakshi Jha, Mr.Abhinav Kr. Arya and Mr. Arjit Sharma Advs. for State with Insp. Yashwant, SI Sonal Raj, PS-Bharat Nagar. Mr. Ravi Sharma, Advocate for R-2.

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA O R D E R % 15.01.2026

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CRL.M.A. 1489/2026 & CRL.M.A. 1490/2026 (Exemptions)

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Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

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W.P.(CRL) 161/2026

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This petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ in the nature of Habeas Corpus for production of the parents of the petitioner, namely, Mr. Daleep Singh Talwar and Mrs. Kuldeep Kaur before this Court, who are alleged to

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 19/01/2026 at 13:17:20

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be in the illegal confinement of respondent Nos. 2 and 3.

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Issue notice.

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Notice is accepted by Mr.Sanjay Lao, the learned standing counsel on behalf of the respondent no.1.

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Let the facts stated in the petition be verified and a report in that regard be filed.

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To come up again at 4:15 P.M.

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NAVIN CHAWLA, J

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RAVINDER DUDEJA, J

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JANUARY 15, 2026/ ns

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At 4:15 PM

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On notice being issued, Mr. Daleep Singh Talwar and Mrs. Kuldeep Kaur have been produced in the Court. They are free to decide where they wish to go.

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No further orders are required from this Court.

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This petition stands disposed of.

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NAVIN CHAWLA, J

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RAVINDER DUDEJA, J

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JANUARY 15, 2026/ vd/sk

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 19/01/2026 at 13:17:20

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