SOMYA GOEL vs THE STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) & ANR.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 13.05.2026 Pronounced on: 10.06.2026 + W.P.(CRL) 4294/2025 SOMYA GOEL .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Geeta Luthra, Senior Advocate with Mr. Aadarsh Kothari and Ms. Spriha Jha, Advocates for petitioner with Petitioner present in person (through VC). versus THE STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjay Lao, Standing Counsel (Criminal) with Mr. Abhinav Kumar, Mr. Aryan Sachdeva and Mr. Priyam Aggarwal, Advocates for the State with Insp. Surendra, SI Sumit, PS-Jagat Puri. Mr. Vinit Trehan, Mr. Yash Srivastava, Ms. Rashi Agarwal and Mr. Param Jeet Singh, Advocates for R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA JUDGMENT NAVIN CHAWLA, J. 1. 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’), seeking issuance of a Writ in the nature of Habeas Corpus directing the respondent no.2 to produce the minor daughter of the petitioner and to restore the custody of the Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(CRL) 4294/2025 Page 1 of 22 By:REYMON VASHIST Signing Date:10.06.2026 15:58:44 minor daughter with the petitioner. CASE OF THE PETITIONER 2. It is the case of the petitioner that the petitioner (mother) and the respondent no.2 (father) met in Singapore in the year 2016. On 18.11.2016, the petitioner and respondent no.2 got married in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh in accordance with the Hindu rites and ceremonies. The marriage came to be registered on 08.02.2017. 3. After their marriage, the petitioner and respondent no.2 set up their matrimonial home in Singapore. The minor daughter of the petitioner and the respondent no.2 was born on 28.09.2021 in Singapore,