$~20 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010472482026 + W.P.(CRL) 3077/2026 & CRL.M.A. 30815/2026 CHANDRPAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr.Vikas Sharma, Mr.Umesh Sharma, Mr.Yogesh Aggarwal, Ms.Chhaya Sharma & Mr.Rohan Gupta, Advs. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr.Sanjay Lao, Sr. Adv. & Mr.Aman Usman, APP with Mr.Abhinav Kr. Arya, Mr.Aryan Sachdeva & Ms.Priyam Agarwal, Advs. along with SI Gaurang Tyagi, SI Gandhi Nagar & Insp. Dharmender, PS ATO Gandhi Nagar. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN BHARDWAJ O R D E R % 30.09.2026 1. 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, praying for production of the daughter of the petitioner, who is claimed to be a minor, aged around 17 years. 2. On advance notice of this petition, Mr. Sanjay Lao, learned senior counsel, has entered appearance for respondent no. 1, and has 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 05/10/2026 at 11:34:57 handed over a copy of the Status Report dated 30.09.2026, which, inter alia, states that, on the initial complaint filed by the petitioner regarding his daughter being missing, the daughter had made a complaint stating that she had left her house and married one Asif. She had stated that she was major as her date of birth was 01.01.2007. The petitioner had, however, submitted a Birth Certificate issued by Tehsil Sadar, District Badaun, Uttar Pradesh and also an online certificate issued by the Medical Superintendent, District Mahila Hospital, Badaun, Uttar Pradesh, showing her date of birth as 01.01.2009. On verification, these birth certificates were not found to be correct or issued by the concerned authorities. The petitioner has then produced the Transfer Certificate showing the date of birth of his daughter as 01.01.2007, which, on inquiry from the concerned school, has been found to be correct. 3. He further submits that the daughter of the petitioner has filed a Writ Petition, being Writ Petition (Crl.) No. 2524/2026, seeking protection from her family. The said Writ Petition is now listed before the learned Single Judge of this Court on 07.10.2026. 4. In view of the above, as there is a dispute as to whether the daughter of the petitioner is a minor or a major, and as a Writ Petition which would involve a similar question is pending before the learned Single Judge of this Court, we decline to entertain the present petition, leaving it open to the petitioner to raise his grievances before the learned Single Judge in the Writ Petition mentioned hereinabove. 5. The present Writ Petition, along with the pending application, is disposed of. 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 05/10/2026 at 11:34:57 6. We make it clear that we have not expressed any opinion on the merits of the assertions made by the petitioner or against him. NAVIN CHAWLA, J ARUN BHARDWAJ, J SEPTEMBER 30, 2026/rv/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 05/10/2026 at 11:34:57