Rameshchand S/O Bapulal v. State of Rajasthan
Case brief
What is this about?
D.B. Habeas Corpus Writ Petition No. 29/2026, [2026:RJ-JP:6902-DB], decided 13/02/2026 by the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan, Jaipur Bench (Mahendar Kumar Goyal and Sameer Jain, JJ.). Petitioner-father Rameshchand filed a habeas corpus petition concerning missing girl Ms. “N” against the State of Rajasthan, police authorities (DGP, ADG Anti Human Trafficking Unit, SP/IG Jhalawar, SHO Raipur) and Arjun Bairwa. On the Government Advocate's statement that the girl had been traced and her custody handed over by the Child Welfare Committee, Jhalawar to the petitioner pursuant to the Court's order, and with the petitioner and Ms. “N” present in Court acknowledging the same, the Court held nothing survived and disposed of the petition and pending application(s). No statute or precedent was cited; no impugned order was identified.
What did the court decide?
Custody of the missing girl Ms. “N” stands handed over to the petitioner (her father) by the Child Welfare Committee, Jhalawar; the habeas corpus petition and pending application(s), if any, stand disposed of.