$~1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 1601/2026 MUHAMMAD MUSTHAFA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Mohd. Arif Hussain, Adv. versus THE STATE OF NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjay Lao, Standing Counsel (Crl.) with Ms. Priyam Agarwal, Mr. Abhinav Kr. Arya, Mr. Aryan Sachdeva, Advs. SI Madan Lal, PS: IGI Airport. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA O R D E R % 03.07.2026 1. The present Writ 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, seeking production of Mr. Mahammad Iqbal, the brother of the petitioner. 2. The petition states that Mr. Mahammad Iqbal had undergone imprisonment in Saudi Arabia in connection with a drug-related case. After serving the sentence and on his release, he was deported from the Riyadh Airport and had arrived at the IGI Airport, New Delhi on 05.05.2026. Since that day, his whereabouts have not been known. 3. The learned Standing Counsel for the respondents has handed 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 07/07/2026 at 11:29:57 over a Status Report dated 03.07.2026 detailing the efforts which have been made by the respondents to trace out Mr. Mahammad Iqbal. However, the same have been futile. The Status Report is taken on record. He further submits that a formal FIR shall be registered and further investigation on the same shall be carried out. 4. With the aforesaid assurance given to us, we dispose of the present petition directing the respondents to continue to make further efforts to trace out Mr. Mahammad Iqbal and file periodical reports before the concerned Magistrate on a quarterly basis. NAVIN CHAWLA, J RAVINDER DUDEJA, J JULY 3, 2026/Arya/nj/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 07/07/2026 at 11:29:57