Delhi High Court
W.P.(CRL)/2799/2026 of DWARIKA PRASAD Vs THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) on 12 October 2026
HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010428602026 + W.P.(CRL) 2799/2026 DWARIKA PRASAD .....Petitioner Through: Mr.Mohan Lal Sharma and Mr.Ramesh Kumar, Advs. versus THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr.Sanjay Lao, Sr. Adv. with Mr.Aman Usman, APP and Mr.Abhinav Kr.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
CNR No. DLHC010428602026
+
W.P.(CRL) 2799/2026
DWARIKA PRASAD
.....Petitioner
Through:
Mr.Mohan
Lal
Sharma
and
Mr.Ramesh Kumar, Advs.
versus
THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through:
Mr.Sanjay Lao, Sr. Adv. with
Mr.Aman Usman, APP and
Mr.Abhinav Kr. Arya, Advs.
with SI Prashant Chaudhary, P.S.
Karawal Nagar.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN BHARDWAJ
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12.10.2026
1. The present 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 respondent to complete the due legal formalities and hand over the minor daughter of the petitioner, who was kept in a protective home/Nari Niketan in District Katihar, Bihar.
2. As the minor daughter of the petitioner has now been returned to the petitioner, the present petition has been rendered infructuous and is, accordingly, disposed of.
NAVIN CHAWLA, J
ARUN BHARDWAJ, J OCTOBER 12, 2026/sg/Yg
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