PRAMIT JAIN vs STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ORS.

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$~20 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision: 24th December, 2025 + W.P.(CRL) 4290/2025 PRAMIT JAIN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Atul Jain, Mr. Deepanshu Raheja and Mr. Binay Kumar Joshi, Advs. versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjay Lao, Standing Counsel (Crl.) for State with Ms. Priyam Agarwal, Mr. Abhinav Kumar Arya and Mr. Aryan Sachdeva, Advocates with Insp. Ashwai Kumar, SHO, MS Park CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIVEK CHAUDHARY HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN JUDGMENT 1. Present petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 528 B.N.S.S., 2023 and petitioner, inter alia, seeks directions in the nature of Habeas Corpus to the respondents to produce his wife Ms. Radha Kumari before this Court. 2. The brief facts of the case are that the petitioner and Ms. Radha Kumari, solemnized their marriage on 06.10.2025 near Karkardooma Courts, Delhi, in accordance with Hindu rites and ceremonies, out of their free will and consent. 3. After the marriage, the couple, apprehending threats from Ms. Radha Kumari’s family, took temporary shelter at Tijara, District Alwar, Rajasthan. On 14.10.2025, during the early morning hours, family members of Ms. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(CRL) 4290/2025 1 By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:24.12.2025 17:09:22 Radha Kumari forcibly intervened with police involvement, resulting in the illegal separation of the couple. The petitioner was assaulted and unlawfully detained, while Ms. Radha Kumari was taken away by her family. 4. Since then, the petitioner has been unable to freely contact or meet his wife, and her whereabouts have been concealed, giving rise to grave apprehension regarding her life and liberty. 5. Ms. Radha Kumari has joined t