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R/SCR.A/6321/2026 ORDER DATED: 04/05/2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (HABEAS CORPUS) NO. 6321 of 2026 ========================================================== PATEL PIYUSHKUMAR ASHOKBHAI Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: MS. ALPA A. PRAJAPATI(10023) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MS ASMITA PATEL, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE SANGEETA K. VISHEN and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D. M. VYAS
Date : 04/05/2026 ORAL ORDER (PER : HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE SANGEETA K. VISHEN) The captioned writ petition is filed by the petitioner- husband seeking direction to the respondents to produce the corpus-Patel Kavyaben Pravinbhai.
2. Advance copy was served upon the office of the learned Public Prosecutor. Ms.Asmita Patel, learned Additional public Prosecutor has informed this Court about the availability of the corpus and hence the proceedings were conducted in the chamber.
3. Issue Rule returnable forthwith. Ms.Asmita Patel, learned Additional public prosecutor waives service of notice of Rule on behalf of respondent nos.1 and2.
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4. The petitioner as well as the corpus are personally present. This Court has ascertained the wish of the corpus and she has expressed her desire to join the petitioner.
5. In view of the above, this Court allows the corpus to join the petitioner-husband. Accordingly the captioned writ petition is disposed of. Rule is made absolute.
(SANGEETA K. VISHEN,J) (D. M. VYAS, J) SINDHU NAIR Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judges. Digitally signed by: SINDHU UNNIKRISHNAN NAIR(HC01395), PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 05/05/2026 11:10:32