VARUN MALHOTRA vs THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 17th February, 2026 Pronounced on: 11th March, 2026 W.P.(CRL) 2808/2025 & CRL.M.A. 5416/2026 VARUN MALHOTRA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Anant Misra, Mr. Lokendra Dixit & Ms. Devika Gaur, Advs. versus THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjay Lao, Standing Counsel (Criminal) for State with Ms. Priyam Agarwal, Adv. along with SI Krishan Pal Singh, PS Mukherji Nagar, Delhi. Mr. Ankur Yadav, Mr. Vaibhav Maheshwari & Ms. Vrinda Goyal, Advs. for R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA JUDGMENT RAVINDER DUDEJA, J. 1. The present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner/husband seeking issuance of a writ of Habeas Corpus directing Respondent No.2/mother to produce the minor son before this Court and further seeks a direction for his return to Canada. Factual Background 2. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner, alleging therein that the petitioner/father and respondent no. 2/mother got W.P.(CRL) 2808/2025 2020. On 21st November, 2019, they were blessed with a child namely Master ‘V’. In September 2