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2025 DAILYLAW 83113 (ALL)

VEDANT MALIK (CORPUS) v. UNION OF INDIA AND 6 OTHERS

HABC/688/2025 · 2025-08-06

Nand Prabha Shukla

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Court No. - 85 Case :- HABEAS CORPUS WRIT PETITION No. - 688 of 2025 Petitioner :- Vedant Malik (Corpus) Respondent :- Union Of India And 6 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Abhishek Srivastava,Prashant Mathur,Sr. Advocate Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,G.A. Hon'ble Ms. Nand Prabha Shukla,J. Vakalatnama filed by Sri Kripa Shanker Singh as well as Gaurag Singh on behalf of respondents no. 6 and 7 is taken on record. Heard Sri V.P. Srivastava, Senior Advocate, assisted by Abhishek Srivastava, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Ved Mani Tiwari, learned counsel appearing for Union of India, learned A.G.A. for the State, Sri Kripa Shanker Singh, learned counsel for the respondents no. 6 and 7 and perused the record. The present Habeas Corpus Writ Petition has been filed seeking the following reliefs: "(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Habeas Corpus directing the Respondent Nos. 3, 4 & 5 to produce the minor detenue petitioner namely, Master Vedant Malik (corpus) before this Hon'ble Court. (ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the Respondent No. 1 to freeze the passports of Respondent No. 6 and petitioner (corpus) bearing Passport Nos. V4410629 & C5781638 respectively, till the disposal of Case No. 1147 of 2025 pending before Principal Judge, Family Court, Meerut. (iii) Issue an order or direction commanding, the Respondent No. 6 & 7 to permit the father and grandparents to meet the petitioner (corpus) at regular intervals or as may be directed by this Hon'ble Court." At the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioner has confined his prayer seeking the visitation right to meet his minor son Vedant Malik, aged about one and half years, who is presently residing with respondent no. 6, Dr. Sneha Malik (mother of the corpus), R/0 A-3, 1502, The Meadows, Shanti Gram Township, near Vaishnodevi Circle, SG Highway, Ahmedabad, Gujarat – 382421. Accordingly, the father of the corpus, Sri Suryakiran Kartikeyan Malik is granted visitation right to meet his minor son Vedant Malik on 01st and 15th of every month from 10.00 A.M. to 2.00 P.M. at the venue fixed by the local Police Officer, District Ahmedabad, Gujarat which shall be safe and conducive place other than the police station. Commissioner of Police, District Ahmedabad, Gujarat shall ensure for the exercise of the visitation right of the petitioner. At the time of the visitation right, only the corpus Vedant Malik, his father Suryakiran Kartikeyan Malik and his mother Dr. Sneha Malik (respondent no. 6) shall remain present. Registrar (Compliance) of this Court shall communicate this order to the Registrar (Compliance) High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad who shall ensure for the compliance of the aforesaid order. With the aforesaid direction, the Habeas Corpus Writ Petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 7.8.2025 Puspendra Digitally signed by :- PUSPENDRA NARAYAN SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad