SAMUEL AKUJUOBI vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 18th November, 2025 Pronounced on: 10th March, 2026 + W.P. CRL. 146/2024 SAMUEL AKUJUOBI S/o Mr. Anyiam Permanent Address: H.No.-3, Oboro Street, Umuahia Abil, Nigeria. Presently Detained in Sewa Sadan, Lampur Border, Delhi THROUGH HIS PAROKAR Mr. Ifeanyi Michael S/o Mr. Ugu R/o Om Vihar Nawada, Phase-3, After House Of Papaji, Delhi 110059 Also, At: Enugu, Lagos, Nigeria. ......Petitioner Through: Mr. Anoop Kumar Gupta and Mr. Rohan Gupta, Advs. versus 1. UNION OF INDIA Through Its Chief Secretary, Ministry Of External Affairs, Govt. Of India, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi. 2. FOREIGNER REGIONAL REGISTRATION OFFICE East B Lock-VIII, Level-2, Sector-1, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110066. Through Its F.R.R.O. 3. THE INCHARGE, Seva Sadan, Lampur Border, Signature Not Verified DigitallySigned By:RITA SHARMA W.P. CRL. 146/2024 Page 1 of 19 Signing Date:10.03.2026 18:58:20 Narela, Delhi Through Its F.R.R.O. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Amol Sinha, ASC for State with Mr. Kshitiz Garg, Mr. Ashvini Kumar, Mr. Nitish Dhawan, Ms. Chavi Lazarus and Mr. Manan Wadhwa, Advocates. Mr. Sandeep Kumar Mahapatra, CGSC with ⁠Ms. Mrinmayee Sahu, Mr. Sugam Kumar Jha, ⁠Mr. Sreedass K. P., ⁠Mr. Tribhuvan, ⁠Mr. Raghav Tandon and ⁠Mr. Amit Acharya, Advocates with Inspector Satish Kumar from FRRO. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. 1. Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as “CrPC”) on behalf of the Petitioner/Samuel Akujuobi for directing the Officials of the Respondents to release the Petitioner from the Detention Centre, Laampur Border, Narela, New Delhi. 2. The brief facts of the