Shri Manjeet Singh v. Ms Taranjeet Kaur Sawhney And Others

$~37 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 240/2026 SHRI MANJEET SINGH .....Petitioner Through:

Ms.Harpreet Kaur, Adv.

versus MS TARANJEET KAUR SAWHNEY AND OTHERS .....Respondents Through:

Mr.Sanjay Lao, Standing Counsel (Crl.) with Ms.Priyam Agarwal, Mr.Abhinav Kumar Arya and Mr.Aryan Sachdeva, Advs. for R-4/State

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA

O R D E R

% 22.01.2026 CRL.M.A. 2311/2026 (Exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

W.P.(CRL) 240/2026 & CRL.M.A. 2312/2026, CRL.M.A.

2313/2026, CRL.M.A. 2314/2026 2.

This petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking issuance of a Writ in the nature of Habeas Corpus, directing the respondents to produce the minor child of the petitioner.

3.

Admittedly, the wife of the petitioner died in the year 2019 and the child has been in the care and custody of the respondent nos. 1 to 3 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 28/01/2026 at 12:57:05

thereafter. The petitioner has also filed proceedings under the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890, which are stated to be pending before the Competent Court.

4.

In view of the above facts, we do not deem it fit to entertain the present petition. The same is, accordingly, dismissed, leaving it open to the petitioner to avail of his remedies in accordance with law. 5.

The pending applications are also disposed of. NAVIN CHAWLA, J RAVINDER DUDEJA, J JANUARY 22, 2026/sg/pb 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 28/01/2026 at 12:57:05