R/SCR.A/13494/2026(GJHC240695332026) ORDER DATED: 24/09/2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (HABEAS CORPUS) NO. 13494 of 2026 ========================================================== BALVANTBHAI UJMABHAI VALVAI Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: MR. MAULIK M SONI(7249) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 NOTICE NOT RECD BACK for the Respondent(s) No. 2,3,4,5 MR ROHAN RAVAL APP for the Respondent No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ILESH J. VORA and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R. T. VACHHANI Date : 24/09/2026 ORAL ORDER (PER : HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ILESH J. VORA) 1. We have heard learned counsel Mr. Maulik Soni and Mr. Rohan Raval, learned APP for the respective parties. 2. The corpus aged about 17 years is brought before this Court by concerned Police Officer of the Ambaliyara Police Station, Bayad. Admittedly, the person with whom she eloped is also juvenile. The corpus upon inquiry does not want to live with the petitioner father and express her desire that, let she be sent to women protection Center. 3. The I.O. is requested to admit the corpus in the Women Protection Center, Parbada Road, Mehtapura, Himmatnagar, till further order of this Court. The authority of the center is granted liberty to apply before this Court for necessary order, if need so arise. R/SCR.A/13494/2026(GJHC240695332026) ORDER DATED: 24/09/2026 4. With this observation, petition stands disposed of. The learned APP is requested to provide the copy of this order to IO. (ILESH J. VORA,J) (R. T. VACHHANI, J) P.S. JOSHI Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judges. Digitally signed by: PALLAV SUBHASHCHANDRA JOSHI(HC00177), Principal Pvt. Secretary, at High Court of Gujarat on 24/09/2026 14:58:09