$~20 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 18^th February, 2025 + W.P.(CRL) 290/2025 MANOBAL FOUNDATION .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Utkarsh Singh, Mr. Mayank Gupta Mr. Tauheed Arshi & Mr. Humaid, Advs. versus STATE OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjay Lao, Standing Counsel (Crml.) with Ms. Priyam Aggarwal & Mr. Abhinav Arya, Advs. with SI Preeti, PS Kalkaji, Insp. Shashank, SI Jitender Yadav, PS Mohan Garden.

Mr. Harvinder Singh, ACP/AFRRO, Mr. Shashank Tripathi, Inspector/AFRRO Unit (M- 8700062400) and Mr. Pratap Singh Rawat, Under Secretary, MHA.

Mr. Sandeep Kumar Mahapatra CGSC with Mr. Tribhuvan, Mr. Ishaan Malhotra & Mr. Shashank Tripathi, Advs. for R-7/FRRO.

CORAM:

JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE DHARMESH SHARMA Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral)

1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.

2. The present petition has been filed by the Petitioner - Manobal Foundation under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 528 of the BNSS, 2023 for issuance of a writ in the nature of habeas corpus for production of minor child, Master ARK, who is stated to be in the illegal W.P.(CRL) 290/2025 Page 1 of 7 Signature Not Verified Digitall