Sanjay Kumar Shah v. Union of India & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court habeas corpus writ petition W.P.(CRL) 721/2026 (decided 09.03.2026; Justices Navin Chawla and Shail Jain) by Sanjay Kumar Shah against Union of India & Ors., seeking production of his sister Ms.Sarita. Ms.Sarita appeared in person pursuant to advance notice and affirmed she married respondent no.7 voluntarily, without coercion, on 29.01.2026, and is happily living with him; no further direction was passed and the petition was disposed of. Statutes referenced: Article 226, Constitution of India; Section 528, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Keywords: habeas corpus, writ of production, marriage of free will, missing person produced, petition disposed.
What did the court decide?
Ms.Sarita, a major, appeared in person before the Court pursuant to advance notice and stated that she had married respondent no.7 on her own free will and without any coercion on 29.01.2026 and is happily living with him.