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

* 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 2. It is the case of the petitioner that the petitioner (mother) and the respondent no.2 (father) met in Singap