[2026:RJ-JP:3225-DB] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR D.B. Habeas Corpus Petition No. 273/2025 Ramesh Chand Son Of Shri Babulal, Aged About 40 Years, Resident Of Kanwarpura, Police Station Chechat, District Kota (Raj.) At Present R/o Village Barodiya Kalan, Police Station Chechat, District Kota (Raj.) ----Petitioner Versus 1. State Of Rajasthan, Through The Secretary, Department Of Home, Govt. Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur. 2. The Additional Director General Of Police, Anti Human Trafficking Unit, Jaipur (Rajasthan). 3. Superintendent Of Police, Kota Rural, District Kota Rural (Rajasthan) 4. S.h.o. Police Station, Chechat, District Kota Rural (Rajasthan) 5. Mukesh Son Of Shri Ratan Singh Gurjar, Resident Of Village Rankda, Tehsil Bhalta, District Jhalawar (Raj.) ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Jagdish Singh Chauhan Mr. Ramesh Chand (present in person) For Respondent(s) : Mr. Rajesh Choudhary, GA-cum-AAG with Mr. Shree Ram Dhakar, PP Mr. Wajid Ali, ASI, Chechat, Kota HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MAHENDAR KUMAR GOYAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SHRIMALI Order 23/01/2026 Pursuant to order of this Court dated 08.12.2025, learned Government Advocate-cum-Additional Advocate General has submitted the status report dated 22.01.2026 furnished by SHO Police Station, Chechat, District Kota Rural. The report is accompanied with statement of the girl Ms. “K.L.” recorded under [2026:RJ-JP:3225-DB] (2 of 2) [HC-273/2025] Section 183 BNS, 2023 wherein, she has claimed herself to be aged about 16 years and 9 months and has desired to reside with a boy Mukesh who is an accused in FIR No.0086 dated 04.04.2025 registered at Police Station Chechat, District Kota Rural. Ms. “K.L.” is present through video conferencing and is identified by Shri Wajid Ali, ASI, Police Station Chechat, District Kota (Rural) as also by the petitioner-Shri Ramesh Chand, present in Court and identified by his learned counsel. On interaction, she submitted that she does not wish to go to her parents but would like to continue in the Balika Grah, Nanta, Kota. In view of her minority, we do not find it just and proper to handover her custody to Mukesh. Resultantly, this habeas corpus is disposed of in following terms: (1) The Police Authorities are directed to keep her at Balika Grah, Nanta Kota and the State Authorities are directed to ensure her well-being till she attains the age of majority. (2)The parents are at liberty to meet her as per applicable rules and regulations. (3) It is clarified that if Ms. “K.L.” wants to reside with her parents in future, she is at liberty to move an appropriate application in this regard before the competent forum. Pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of accordingly. (CHANDRA PRAKASH SHRIMALI),J (MAHENDAR KUMAR GOYAL),J DIKSHA /1