SMTANISHOOL v. PetitionerThrough: Mr.M.Naushad,Ad
Judgment
W.P.(CRL)483/2025Page1of4 INTHEHIGHCOURTOFDELHIATNEWDELHI+W.P.(CRL)483/2025&CRL.M.A.4304/2025SMTANISHOOL.....PetitionerThrough: Mr.M.Naushad, Adv.with Petitionerinperson. (M:7982545371)versusTHESTATEGOVTOFNCTDELHIANDORS.....RespondentsThrough: Mr.SanjayLao, StandingCounsel(Crl.)withMs.PriyamAggarwal&Mr.AbhinavKumarArya, Mr.AryanSachdeva, Advs.with Insp. PawanKumarandSIVivekPSNebSarai. Mr.KashishArora, Adv.forR-5&6.CORAM:JUSTICEPRATHIBAM.SINGHJUSTICEDHARMESHSHARMAORDER%12.02.20251.Thishearinghasbeendonethroughhybridmode.CRL.M.A.4304/2025(forexemption)2.Allowed, subjecttoalljustexceptions. Applicationisdisposedof.W.P.(CRL)483/20253.ThepresentpetitionhasbeenfiledinthenatureofhabeascorpusbythePetitioner–Smt. Anishoolseekingproductionofhermissingdaughter-Ms.‘S’allegingthatsheisunderthepressureofRespondentNos.5&6,whohavetakenherawayfromherresidence. 4. ItisthecaseofthePetitioner–mother, thatthegirllefttheparentalhomeontheinterveningnightof18thand19thDecember,2024.Whenshewasfoundmissingfromthehomeon19thDecember,2024,amissing This is a digitally signed order.
The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 02/07/2025 at 00:45:35 W.P.(CRL)483/2025Page2of4complaintwasfiledatPSNebSaraiwithDiaryNo.0041A.AccordingtothePetitioner, thesuspectisRespondentNo.5,whoalsocalledthehusbandofthePetitioneri.e.,fatherofthegirl, thatthedaughteriswithhimandthattheybothintendtomarryeachother. HealsoinformedthelocationofthemissinggirlatFirozpur, Punjab. 5. Therearevariousallegationsbeingmadebytheparentsofthemissinggirlagainstthesaidboy-RespondentNo.5.ItisallegedthattheRespondentNo.5isforcingthemissinggirltoconvertintohisreligionsothattheybothcangetmarried. Themotherandthecounsel, whoarepresentinCourt, submitthatthegirlhasexpressedherintentiontoreturntoherparentalhomebutsheisbeingpressured. 6. Ontheotherhand, Mr.SanjayLao, StandingCounsel(Crl.)hashandedoverastatusreportdated12thFebruary,2025,asperwhichuponthemissingcomplaintbeingreceived, noticesetc.,wereservedintheprintandelectronicmediaandalltherequiredstepsweretaken.
Letthestatusreportbetakenonrecord. 7. ThemissinggirlwastracedinFirozpur, PunjabandtheparentsofthegirlmetherinFirozpur, Punjabon1stJanuary,2025.Thereafter, thegirlandtheboywereapprehensiveofsomethreatstotheirlifeandliberty. TheyhadthenlodgedacomplaintwiththeSSP,Firozpur, PunjabandalsofiledawritpetitionbeforethePunjab&HaryanaHighCourtbeingCR.W.P.599/2025titledSahreen&Anr.V.StateofPunjab&Ors. Theld. SingleJudgeofthePunjab&HaryanaHighCourton21stJanuary,2025,disposedofthematterwiththefollowingorder: This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 02/07/2025 at 00:45:35 W.P.(CRL)483/2025Page3of4“ThepetitionershavefiledtheinstantpetitionwithaprayertodirecttherespondentsNo.2and3toprotectthelifeandlibertyofthepetitionersandalsodirectingtherespondentsNo.4to6nottointerfereintheirlivesandliberty.
Learnedcounselforthepetitionerssubmitsthatthepetitionershavealreadysubmittedarepresentationdated18.01.2025(AnnexureP-3)totheSeniorSuperintendentofPolice, FerozepurandheshallbesatisfiedifdirectionsareissuedtorespondentNo.2tolookintotheirrepresentationdated18.01.2025(AnnexureP-3)NoticeofmotiontorespondentsNo.1to3,atthisstage. OntheaskingoftheCourt, Mr.Mr.I.P.SSabharwal, DAG,Punjab, whoispresentintheCourt, acceptsnoticeonbehalfofrespondentsNo.1to3.Ihaveheardlearnedcounselfortheparties. Inviewofthelimitedprayermadebylearnedcounselforthepetitionersandwithoutexpressinganythingonthemeritsandclaimoftheparties, respondentNo.2-TheSeniorSuperintendentofPolice, Ferozepur, isdirectedtodeputeaseniorofficertolookintotherepresentation(AnnexureP-3)andafterseekingareport, hemaypassanappropriateorders, inaccordancewithlaw. Thepartiesmentionedinthepetitionoranyotherpersonmentionedinthepetitionshallbeatlibertytotakerecoursetoappropriatelaw, ifany.
Withtheseobservations, thispetitionisdisposedof.” 8. Itissubmittedbyld. StandingCounsel(Crl.),Mr.SanjayLao, therefore, thattheparentshavingmetthegirl, thereisnothreatandtheyhave This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 02/07/2025 at 00:45:35 W.P.(CRL)483/2025Page4of4alsoascertainedherwishes. 9. Ld.CounselappearingfortheRespondentNos.5&6hasalsomadesubmissionsbeforetheCourtthatthegirlissafeinthecompanyoftheboy, Mr.Jacobandthattheyintendtogetmarriedwitheachother. 10. OnaqueryfromtheCourt, ld. CounselfortheRespondentNos.5and6submitsthatthegirlisamajorofapproximately18yearsand6months. 11. ThegirlandtheboyhavejoinedtheproceedingsvirtuallytodayandtheyhaveclearlytakenastandthattheywishtogetmarriedthroughCourtmarriage. ThecoupleislocatedinFirozpur, Punjab.
AperusaloftheabovealsoshowsthatthePunjab&HaryanaHighCourthasalreadytakencognizanceandpassedappropriateorderssafeguardingthelifeandlibertyofthecouple. Theparentshavealsometthegirlandtheboy. AphotographevidencingthesamehasalsobeenshowntotheCourt. Themother, whoispresentinCourt, alsoconfirmsthatshemetthedaughteron1stJanuary,2025.12.Inthesefacts, thepresentcaseisnotoneforentertainingahabeascorpuspetition. Accordingly, thepetitionisdisposedofalongwithallpendingapplications. Nofurtherordersarecalledfor.PRATHIBAM.SINGH,J.DHARMESHSHARMA,J.FEBRUARY12,2025/dk/ks
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