$~(Mentioning) * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010409862026 + W.P.(CRL) 2653/2026 GAJENDER .....Petitioner Through: Petitioner in person. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr.Sanjay Lao, Sr. Adv. with Mr.Aman Usman, APP and Mr.Abhinav Kr. Arya and Mr.Aryan Sachdeva, Advs. with ASI Subhash, W/HC Renu, PS Sultanpuri. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA O R D E R % 15.09.2026 CRL.M.A. /2026 (to be numbered) 1. This application has been filed praying for listing of the above Writ Petition today itself, stating that the missing girl, Ms Y, has since been recovered. 2. The present application is allowed. 3. The Writ Petition is taken up for hearing today. W.P.(CRL) 2653/2026 & CRL.M.A. 26951/2026 4. 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 (in short, ‘BNSS’) seeking issuance of a Writ in the nature of Habeas Corpus for production of Ms.Y, 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 18/09/2026 at 11:51:41 minor daughter of the petitioner who was stated to be missing since 15.08.2026. 5. We are glad to know that the girl has since come back and was produced by the petitioner himself to the Police Station on 13.09.2026. 6. Mr. Lao, learned senior counsel for the respondent, hands over a Status Report dated 14.09.2026 which states that the medical examination of Ms.Y was conducted at Sanjay Gandhi Hospital, Mangolpuri, Delhi, and her statement under Section 183 of the BNSS was recorded before the concerned Magistrate on 14.09.2026. In both, the medical report as also in her statement, there is no allegation of any foul play involved in her going away from the house. 7. The Status Report handed over by the Respondent is taken on record. 8. Given the fact that now the girl has been recovered and is in the custody of her father, that is, the petitioner herein, no further order is required to be passed in the present Writ Petition. 9. The present Writ Petition and the pending applications are disposed of. 10. The next date of hearing, that is, 22.09.2026, stands cancelled. NAVIN CHAWLA, J RAVINDER DUDEJA, J SEPTEMBER 15, 2026/Arya/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 18/09/2026 at 11:51:41