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2026 DAILYLAW 17934 (DEL)

DHEERAJ KUMAR MANJHI v. THE STATE (GOVT. NCT OF DELHI) & ORS.

W.P.(CRL)/2764/2026 · 2026-09-09

Navin Chawla, Ravinder Dudeja

Writ Petition (Criminal)body2026

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$~17 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010424682026 + W.P.(CRL) 2764/2026 DHEERAJ KUMAR MANJHI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Satish Chand, Ms. Sakshi Bansal, Advocates. versus THE STATE (GOVT. NCT OF DELHI) & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjay Lao, Senior Advocate, with Mr. Aman Usman, APP Mr. Aryan Sachdeva, Ms. Priyam Aggarawal, Advocates and Insp. Rajesh Meena, PS Palam Village. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA O R D E R % 09.09.2026 CRL.M.A. 27830/2026 (exemptions) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. W.P.(CRL) 2764/2026 2. This petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 praying for issuance of a Writ in the nature of Habeas Corpus for production of Ms. Gudiya Devi, the wife of the petitioner and their minor son. 3. On advance notice of this petition, Mr. Sanjay Lao, learned Senior Counsel for the respondents, has appeared and states that the 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 14/09/2026 at 18:02:38 wife of the petitioner along with the minor son has since been traced and is today present in Court. He has also handed over a copy of the Status Report dated 08.09.2026, which is taken on record. 4. We have interacted with Ms. Gudiya Devi in Court. She states that she was staying with a friend and that she now intends to go back to her matrimonial home, which is at Palam Colony, New Delhi. 5. At this stage, the petitioner, who has joined virtually from Leh, Ladakh, where he is presently posted, states that he does not wish for Ms. Gudiya Devi, his wife, to return to the matrimonial home. 6. These are matrimonial disputes with which we are not concerned in the present petition. Since the wife and son of the petitioner have been traced and are present in court, no further orders are required to be passed in the present petition. 7. The petition, accordingly, stands disposed of. NAVIN CHAWLA, J RAVINDER DUDEJA, J SEPTEMBER 9, 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 14/09/2026 at 18:02:38