IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (HABEAS CORPUS) NO. 935 of 2026 ========================================================== TULSI DAYABHAI BHASKAR Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: MR. MAULIK M SONI(7249) for the Applicant MR. NAYAN R. KALOLA(14349) for the Applicant MR ROHAN RAVAL APP for the Respondent no. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ILESH J. VORA and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R. T. VACHHANI Date : 22/01/2026 ORAL ORDER (PER : HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ILESH J. VORA) 1. We have heard learned counsel Mr. Maulik Soni, Mr. Rohan Raval and Mr. Nishith K. Joshi for the respective parties. The request to join the husband as prayed by the counsel Mr. Joshi is allowed and learned advocate for the applicant is permitted to amend the petition accordingly. 2. The report of Dhoraji Taluka Police Station, Dist.: Rajkot dated 22.01.2016 tendered by learned APP is ordered to be taken on record. 3. We have inquired from the corpus, who is married lady, about the aspect of illegal confinement, as alleged in the petition. She has expressed that, she does not want to live with her husband. p. 1 4. The corpus presently in the shelter home at Rajkot. The corpus is adult and mature person and in the proceedings of Habeas Corpus, we cannot compel the corpus to live with X or Y. In such circumstances, the police authority shall set free the victim and accordingly, the shelter home be informed. We reserved the liberty in favour of husband Rahul Valjibhai about his right to approach the competent court, so far, matrimonial dispute with the corpus is concerned. 5. With aforesaid observation, petition is disposed of. (ILESH J. VORA,J) (R. T. VACHHANI, J) P.S. JOSHI p. 2 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 22/01/2026 14:57:04