Overview
- A division bench of Justices Sarang Kotwal and Shyam Chandak closed the father's habeas corpus petition after the 31-year-old appeared before them and confirmed she left of her own will.
- The court recorded that she is three months pregnant, intends to marry her partner, and has been residing with him outside Maharashtra.
- Judges held that she is an adult free to make her own decisions, stating that nothing further survives in the petition.
- Mumbai's Vakola police were directed to coordinate with the local police where she lives to ensure protection, with Mumbai Police instructed to accompany her back to her present residence outside Maharashtra.
- The father had filed a missing complaint in April; reports note her family opposes the relationship and identify her as belonging to a minority community.