$~24 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010438312026 + W.P.(CRL) 2853/2026 RAVI KUMAR GUPTA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. D.B. Yadav and Mr. Sauraj Yadav, Advocates. versus STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjay Lao, Senior Advocate with Mr. Aman Usman, APP, Ms. Priyam Aggarwal, Mr. Abhinav Kumar Arya, Mr. Aryan Sachdeva, Advocates and Insp. Sumit Kumar, SI Dharambir Sharma, PS Patel Nagar. Ms. Sanjana Gupta through VC. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA O R D E R % 16.09.2026 CRL.M.A. 28640/2026 (exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. W.P.(CRL) 2853/2026 2. This petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (‘BNSS’) praying for issuance of a Writ in the nature of Habeas Corpus to the respondents to produce the wife of the petitioner, Ms. Sanjana Gupta. 3. On advance notice of this petition, Mr. Sanjay Lao, the learned Senior Counsel, has appeared for the respondent no. 1. He hands over a 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 11:52:24 copy of the Status Report dated 16.09.2026, which is taken on record. 4. The Status Report, inter alia, states that on receipt of the complaint from the petitioner, the wife of the petitioner was contacted. She visited the police station Patel Nagar on 16.07.2026 and submitted a handwritten statement, stating that she was not willing to reside with the petitioner or her father. A copy of the said written statement has also been annexed with the Status Report. 5. On our asking, Ms. Sanjana Gupta was made to join virtually in the Court proceedings. She again reiterated that she does not wish to stay with the petitioner. 6. Given the fact that the petitioner and Ms. Sanjana Gupta were married only on 19.06.2026, we deem it appropriate that they may explore the possibility of an amicable settlement on their future course. For the said purpose, they are referred to the Delhi High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre, where they shall appear on 18th September, 2026 at 2 PM. 7. As Ms. Sanjana Gupta has appeared before us, no further orders are required to be passed in the present petition. The Writ Petition, accordingly, stands disposed of, leaving it open to the petitioner and Ms. Sanjana Gupta to avail of their legal remedies in case they are unable to arrive at an amicable settlement of their inter se dispute. NAVIN CHAWLA, J RAVINDER DUDEJA, J SEPTEMBER 16, 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 18/09/2026 at 11:52:24