RAJA RAM vs DELHI POLICE

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
% Date of decision: 05th March, 2024
+ W.P.(CRL) 212/2024
RAJA RAM ….. Petitioner
Through: Mr. Dev Pal, Advocate.

versus
DELHI POLICE ….. Respondent
Through: Mr. Sanjay Lao, Standing Counsel (Crl.) with Ms. Priyam Agarwal and Mr. Abhinav Kumar Arya, Advocates with ASI Yogender, PS Pandav Nagar.
CORAM:
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SURESH KUMAR KAIT
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN

J U D G M E N T (oral)

1. Present petition had been filed by the petitioner under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking directions to the respondent to produce his missing minor daughter.
2. Vide order dated 22.01.2024, respondent/State was directed to trace out the missing minor daughter of the petitioner and produce her before Court, if rescued/recovered and the matter was fixed for 16.02.2024.
3. On 06.02.2024, the matter was taken up on urgent mentioning by learned Addl. P.P. for the State as the minor daughter of the petitioner had been recovered and was sought to be produced before this Court.
4. As per status report dated 06.02.2024, FIR No. 61/2024, dated 21.01.2024 had been registered U/s 363 IPC at PS Pandav Nagar, Delhi and her statement had also been recorded under Section 164 CrPC on 05.02.2024, wherein, she stated that her parents used to make her work in the fields and scolded her and, therefore, she left the home and went to Ludhiana, Punjab where she was staying with her friend Ms. Mahi. She further stated that nothing wrong had happened with her and she went there with her own will. She, on being asked, stated that she would like to go with her parents who were present in the Court and accordingly, she was handed over to her parents. The matter was re-notified for 16.02.2024, to ascertain the status of her admission in school and a direction was also given to the parents to remain present along with their daughter before Court on the next date.
5. The parents along with their daughter are present in Court. The parents submit that they are moving to their native place and would settle there and get their daughter admitted in school of that area. Their daughter, on being asked, also consents to the same.
6. In view of the above, no further orders are required to be passed in the present petition.
7. Petition is, accordingly, disposed of.

(SURESH KUMAR KAIT)
JUDGE

(MANOJ JAIN)
JUDGE
MARCH 05, 2024/st

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