RAJNI AND ORS vs STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

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$~51 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision: 09th October, 2025. + W.P.(CRL) 3296/2025 & CRL.M.A. 29901/2025 RAJNI AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Sharda Garg, Advocate (through V.C.) versus STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjay Lao, Standing Counsel (Crl.) for State with Ms. Priyam Agarwal, Mr. Abhinav Kr. Arya, Advocates with SI Shankar and HC Shri Bhagwan, PS Swaroop Nagar. Mr. Manish Kumar, Advocate for respondent No.2. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIVEK CHAUDHARY HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Present petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India and petitioners, inter alia, seek directions in the nature of Habeas Corpus to the respondents to produce their missing daughter. 2. The brief facts of the case are that on 15.09.2025 at around 8:30 am, Ms. Laxmi, aged 18 years (daughter of petitioner No.1 and 2), went missing after leaving her home, without telling anyone. Petitioner tried her best to search for her, but to no avail. Thereafter, the petitioners approached Police Station Swaroop Nagar, Delhi where DD No.62A was registered. 3. Learned counsel for State has handed over a status report dated 09.10.2025 which is taken on record. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(CRL) 3296/2025 1 By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:10.10.2025 17:03:19 4. Ms. Laxmi, the missing daughter of petitioner is also present in person in the Court. 5. We have interacted with the girl in question who is major and has studied upto 10th Class. Her date of birth is 05.06.2007. 6. She submits that she has already got married and would like to stay with her husband only. She further states that she does not want to go back to her parents. 7. Since the daughter of petitioner is major and