Phooljhari Devi v. State Govt. Of NCT Of Delhi

$~53 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 546/2025 PHOOLJHARI DEVI .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Yogesh Kumar, Adv.

versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Sanjay Lao, SC with Ms. Priyam Agarwal & Mr. Abhinav Kr. Arya, Advs. with Inspector Rohit & SI Satender PS Prem Nagar.

CORAM:

JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE DHARMESH SHARMA

O R D E R

% 17.02.2025 1.

This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2.

The Petitioner, who is the aunt (Taiji of the missing girl), has filed the present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 528 BNSS, 2023, seeking production of her niece, who is stated to be 19 years of age.

3.

According to the Petitioner, the girl and her family belong to district Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. The girl had come to Delhi to stay with the Petitioner and undertake some skill development course. According to the petition, on 18th January, 2025, the girl went missing and the complaint was also registered on 20th January, 2025 with PS Prem Nagar, bearing General Diary No.0128A. However, till date, the girl has not been traced. It is suspected by the Petitioner that she is in the company of one Mr. Mohit Chauhan, who also resides in the same locality as the missing girl's parents.

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The Ld. Standing Counsel for the Respondent has handed over a status 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 02/07/2025 at 00:47:38

report dated 17th February, 2025, as per which after analysing the Call Detail Record (hereinafter 'CDR'), a number was identified in Ludhiana, Punjab on which there were multiple calls by Mr. Mohit Chauhan. The said status report is taken on record. The police team after obtaining the CDR information and some leads, has identified the said number to be of one Mr. Rohit, who is stated to be the brother of Mr. Mohit. A police team was then dispatched to Ludhiana, Punjab, where Mr. Rohit was spoken to and he enabled the police to speak to his brother via Instagram, during which both the girl and the boy have confirmed that they are living in Pune out of their own free will and they would come to Delhi to provide their statement by Tuesday. However, thereafter, they are not in contact. The conversation that took place has also been shown to the Court on the mobile phone, where the girl clearly states that she is in Pune out of her own free will. She also states that she has got married to Mr. Mohit Chauhan and confirms her age to be 19 years old. 5.

Under these circumstances, no further orders would be called for in this petition. However, the concerned IO/SHO shall obtain the mobile number of the couple, either of the boy or the girl as also their location and inform the same to the Petitioner within one week. If possible the IO/SHO shall also make the parents of the girl speak to her.

6.

With these observations, the petition is accordingly disposed of. PRATHIBA M. SINGH, J.

DHARMESH SHARMA, J.

FEBRUARY 17, 2025 Ch/ks 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 02/07/2025 at 00:47:38