Veetu Thokchom v. Govt. Of NCT Of Delhi & ORS.

$~SB-1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(Crl.) ______/2019 VEETU THOKCHOM ..... Petitioner Through:

Fidel Sebastian and Mr.Chaudhary Alizia Kabir, Advocates with petitioner in person.

versus GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS.

.... Respondents Through:

Mr.Chaitanya Gosain, Ms.Kamna Vohra and Mr.Rahul Mehra, standing counsel for GNCTD of Delhi/respondents no.1 & 3.

Mr.Thakur Prasad Singh, Sr.Central Govt.

Counsel for UOI/R-2.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G.S.SISTANI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPIN SANGHI

O R D E R

% 16.02.2019 This matter has been listed upon mentioning. Let the petition be registered and numbered.

Present writ petition has been instituted by the brother of the detenue, Veenwon Thokchom, seeking a direction to the respondents to produce the detenue before this Court, who is stated to be missing from 15.02.2019. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that eight persons in plain clothes had illegally entered the house of the petitioner and forcibly removed the brother of the petitioner to an unknown destination without informing the reasons for the same.

Learned counsel for the State, who appears on service of an advance copy, submits that the brother of the petitioner has been detained pursuant to FIR

bearing no.13 (2) of 2019, Police Station Lamlai, Manipur. and his transit remand has been obtained from the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (South), Saket Court. Copy of the order has been shown to the learned counsel and to the Court. Let a copy of the order be supplied to the counsel for the petitioner and be also placed on record.

Heard. Having regard to the fact that the missing person has been detained, he has been produced before the learned Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and his transit remand has also been obtained, no further orders are required to be passed in this writ petition. Writ petition stands disposed of in view of above. However, leave as prayed for, is granted to the petitioner to seek such remedy as may be available to him in accordance with law, as it is submitted that although the transit remand shows the name of a counsel who had appeared for the detenue, neither the family of the petitioner was informed about the hearing nor they had authorised any counsel to appear in the matter on their behalf.

Let a copy of this order be given DASTI under the signature of Court Master to the counsel for the parties, as prayed. G.S.SISTANI, J VIPIN SANGHI, J FEBRUARY 16, 2019 rb / 2/2