Azifa Khatun vs. Union Of India

ITEM NO.25 COURT NO.3 SECTION X

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

WRIT PETITION(S)(CRIMINAL) NO(S). 51/2023

AZIFA KHATUN PETITIONER(S)

VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA & ORS. RESPONDENT(S)

(FOR ADMISSION and IA No.31924/2023-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. )

• Date : 17-04-2023 This petition was called on for hearing today.
• CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.M. JOSEPH HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA
• For Petitioner(s) Mr. Santosh Kumar Suman, Adv. Mr. Chand Qureshi, AOR Mr. Amit Kumar Sinha, Adv. Mr. Sriram Kamal, Adv. Mr. Aditya Prasad, Adv. Mr. K.r.anand, Adv. Mr. Satyakam Chakraborty, Adv. Mr. Mohit Yadav, Adv.
• Mr. Mushtaque Ahmad, Adv.
• For Respondent(s) Mr. K. M. Nataraj, A.S.G. Mr. Shailesh Madiyal, Adv. Mr. Vinayak Sharma, Adv. Mr. Piyush Beriwal, Adv. Mr. Pratyush Shrivastava, Adv. Mr. Raj Bahadur, AOR Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, AOR Mr. Gurmeet Singh Makker, AOR Mr. Nalin Kohli, Sr. A.A.G. Mr. Shuvodeep Roy, AOR Mr. Nimisha Menon, Adv. Mr. Aastik Dhingra, Adv.

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

Mr. K. M. Nataraj, learned Additional Solicitor General appearing on behalf of the respondents would submit that correspondence have been resorted with High Commission of India, Islamabad to confirm whether the alleged detenue is in custody or not and if she is in custody to provide consular access.

List the matter after two weeks.

(JAGDISH KUMAR) (RENU KAPOOR)

COURT MASTER (SH) ASSISTANT REGISTRAR