Pushpa Singh & ANR. v. State Of NCT Of Delhi & ORS.

$~29 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 1583/2026 PUSHPA SINGH & ANR. .....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Rohan J. Alva, DHCLSC with Mr.

Anant Sanghi, Advocate.

versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through:

Mr.

Sanjay Lao, Standing Counsel (Criminal) with Ms.

Priyam Agarwal, Mr. Abhinav Kumar Arya and Mr. Aryan Sachdeva, Advocates with Insp.

Faizan Ghani, SI Pankaj Kumar, PS-Jyoti Nagar.

Mr. Rakshit Gupta, Advocate for R-4.

CORAM:

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

O R D E R

% 18.05.2026 CRL.M.A. 15747/2026 (Exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

W.P.(CRL) 1583/2026 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 (BNSS), praying for issuance of a Writ in the nature of Habeas Corpus for production of the husband of the petitioner no. 1 and father of the petitioner no. 2, Sh. Manpal Singh, 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 21/05/2026 at 13:46:11

who is alleged to be in illegal confinement of respondent no. 4, his son.

3.

Admittedly, the corpus has been residing at Haridwar, Uttarakhand, and has continuously stayed there. In view thereof, we are of the opinion that this Court lacks the territorial jurisdiction to entertain the present petition.

4.

Accordingly, we dispose of the present petition by reserving liberty with the petitioners to avail of their remedies in accordance with law before the appropriate Court.

NAVIN CHAWLA, J RAVINDER DUDEJA, J MAY 18, 2026/vd/ma/Yg 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 21/05/2026 at 13:46:11