Dismissed¶16
Shri Manjeet Singh v. Ms Taranjeet Kaur Sawhney and Others
Delhi HCW.P.(CRL)/240/2026
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Habeas corpus petition for production of minor child dismissed; writ under Article 226 Constitution of India with Section 528 BNSS 2023; mother died 2019; child in care and custody of respondent nos. 1 to 3; proceedings under Guardians and Wards Act 1890 pending before Competent Court; petitioner left free to pursue remedies in accordance with law; pending applications disposed of; Delhi High Court division bench (Navin Chawla, Ravinder Dudeja), W.P.(CRL) 240/2026, 22.01.2026.
What did the court decide?
In view of the facts that the petitioner's wife died in 2019, the child has since been in the care and custody of respondent nos. 1 to 3, and Guardians and Wards Act proceedings are pending, the Court did not deem it fit to entertain the habeas corpus petition. ¶16