$~9 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 1937/2026 ANJUMA BEGAM .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Syed Faraz Ali, Mr. Pawan Kumar, Ms. Babita, Ms. Deepika Tiwari and Mr. Sudhanshu Kumar, Advocates with petitioner in person. versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Rupali Bandhopadhya, ASC with Mr. Abhijeet Kumar, Ms. Amisha Gupta, Advs. and SI Tinku, PS Nangloi Delhi for State. Brother of R-3 through VC. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA O R D E R % 29.07.2026 1. Pursuant to our order dated 20.07.2026, the minor child has been produced before us along with the petitioner, that is, his mother. 2. In spite of a passover being granted, respondent no. 3 has not appeared either physically or virtually. The IO tried to contact him on phone, however, he is stated to have not answered the phone. On intimation from the IO, the brother of the respondent no. 3 has appeared virtually. He states that he has informed the respondent no. 3 about the listing of this case, however, in spite of the same, probably due to being engaged in work, he has not appeared. This is a digitally signed order. 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 01/08/2026 at 11:39:06 3. As the petitioner is the mother of the child and keeping in view the welfare of the child, wherein the child was in Assam in the custody of the brother of the respondent no. 3 while the respondent no. 3 remains in Gujarat, we restore the custody of the child to the petitioner. We, however, reserve liberty to the respondent no. 3 to initiate the appropriate legal proceedings, in case he so desires, for obtaining custody and visitation rights, in accordance with law. 4. The petition stands disposed of in terms of the aforesaid order. NAVIN CHAWLA, J RAVINDER DUDEJA, J JULY 29, 2026/lks/ma/as This is a digitally signed order. 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 01/08/2026 at 11:39:06