VIPIN KATARIYA & ANR. vs THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHIH AND ORS.

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$~35 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision:3rd November,2025 + W.P.(CRL) 2215/2025 VIPIN KATARIYA & ANR. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Udit Kr. Thakur & Ms. Monika, Advocates versus THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHIH AND ORS. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjay Lao, Standing Counsel (Crl) for State with Ms. Priyam Agarwal, Mr. Abhinav Arya, Mr. Aryan Sachdeva, Advocates SI Vinod Kumar, PS, Palam Village 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 missing wife i.e. Ms. Aarti. 2. The brief facts of the case are that on 21.02.2025, petitioner’s wife, aged 27 years, left her residence to meet someone and did not return thereafter. Petitioner tried his best to search for her but it was of no avail. Thereafter, on 22.02.2025, the petitioner approached Police Station where DD No. 59A at Palam Village, New Delhi regarding his missing wife was registered. 3. As per the status report, it is submitted that FIR No. 606/2025 for offence punishable under Section 140(3) BNS, 2023 has been registered at Police Station Palam Village, Delhi and active investigation is on. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(CRL) 2215/2025 1 By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:04.11.2025 16:58:22 4. As per the status report, search of missing wife of petitioner was concluded by the team of NCRB, SCRB, CBI and the photographs of missing wife of petitioner were also published in English and Hindi newspaper for general public and the search was also made to nearby shelter home, asharam, temple, dharamshala but there is n