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Mohd Sallam Nawab v. State of NCT of New Delhi

Delhi HC10 Mar 2026W.P.(CRL)/656/2026

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Delhi High Court, W.P.(CRL) 656/2026, decided 10.03.2026 by Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja, JJ.: habeas corpus writ petition under Article 226 Constitution of India read with Section 528 BNSS, 2023 by Mohd Sallam Nawab against State of NCT of New Delhi seeking production of missing niece Ms. Tuba; Ms. Tuba appeared, stated she was around 27 years old and married Mr. Bunty Kumar on 09.02.2026; being an adult living with him of her own free will and volition, no further orders were passed and the petition was disposed of.

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On interaction in chamber, the Court recorded Ms. Tuba's statement that she is around 27 years of age and that she married Mr. Bunty Kumar on 09.02.2026. ¶10

Mohd Sallam Nawab Vs State of NCT of New Delhi — 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) 656/2026

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MOHD SALLAM NAWAB			.....Petitio	ner
Through:	Mr. H	imanshu	Gupta,	Mr.
	Mohd.	Shoaib	Ansari,	Mr.
	Rizwan	Ahma	d and	Ms.
	Neelam	Faizan,	Advocates.

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STATE OF NCT OF NEW DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjay Lao, Standing Counsel (Crl) with Mr. Priyam Agarwal, Mr. Abhinav Kr. Arya, Mr. Aryan Sachdeva, Advs. and SI Pardeep Malik, PS-Jamia Nagar.

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA O R D E R % 10.03.2026

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The present Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking issuance of a Writ in the nature of Habeas Corpus, directing the respondents to produce the niece of the petitioner Ms. Tuba.

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Pursuant to our order dated 25.02.2026, Ms. Tuba, the missing girl, has appeared before us in person today.

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We have interacted with her in chamber. She states that she is around 27 years of age and has married Mr. Bunty Kumar on

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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 13/03/2026 at 13:54:14

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09.02.2026.

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Since she is an adult and is staying with Mr. Bunty Kumar out of her own free will and volition, no further orders are required to be passed in the present petition.

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The petition is accordingly disposed of.

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NAVIN CHAWLA, J

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RAVINDER DUDEJA, J

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MARCH 10, 2026/gs/ma/pb

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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 13/03/2026 at 13:54:14

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