$~36 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 2134/2026 SHUBHRANSHU MAHAPATRA .....Petitioner Through: Mr.Ashok Panigrahi, Sr. Adv. with Ms.Geetanjali Das Krishnan and Mr.Devanshu Sharma, Advs. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms.Rupali Bandhopadhya, ASC with Mr.Abhijeet Kumar and Ms.Amisha Gupta, Advs. for State with Insp. Sarvsh, PS C. R. Park CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA % 22.07.2026 O R D E R 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. CRL.M.A. 21329/2026 (Exemption) W.P.(CRL) 2134/2026 & CRL.M.A. 21327/2026, CRL.M.A. 21328/2026 2. The present Writ Petition has been filed by the petitioner 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 respondents to produce his minor child. 3. There is a dispute raised by the respondent no.4 on the paternity 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 25/07/2026 at 12:09:05 of the minor child, as is evident from legal notice dated 28.04.2026 and a Writ Petition filed by the respondent no. 4 before this Court, that is, W.P.(CRL) 1620/2026, titled SV & Anr. v. State (NCT of Delhi) & Ors., seeking protection/security in respect of apprehended threats to their life and liberty. 4. This Court, in exercise of its extraordinary discretionary jurisdiction, cannot determine these disputed questions of fact. In fact, one of the applications filed by the petitioner before us is for a direction to conduct a paternity test of the child. For these reliefs, the petitioner must approach the appropriate Civil Courts. A Writ of habeas corpus cannot be used for this purpose. 5. Accordingly, we dispose of this petition along with the pending applications, leaving it open to the petitioner to avail of his remedies in accordance with law. NAVIN CHAWLA, J RAVINDER DUDEJA, J JULY 22, 2026/sg/pb 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 25/07/2026 at 12:09:05