SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by a father seeking production of his adult daughter, holding that she was residing with her husband of her own free will and that a writ of habeas corpus cannot be invoked when there is no illegal detention. Parvaiz Ahmad Khan had approached the High Court seeking a writ of habeas corpus directing the authorities to trace and produce his daughter before the court. He sought a fresh statement from his daughter before the High Court, claiming it should be recorded in a neutral atmosphere free from coercion or undue influence. 1040/2026 before the Jammu Wing of the High Court, stating that they had married on December 22, 2025, at an Arya Samaj Temple in Jammu after the woman had voluntarily converted her religion. The High Court noted that the petitioner had not even alleged that his daughter was being illegally detained or that any offence had been committed against her.