KHUSHBU DEVI THRU. ABHISHEK SINGH v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO. AND 3 OTHERS
HABC/82/2025 · 2025-03-24
Rajnish Kumar
Public Interest Litigationbody2025
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:16774 Court No. - 11 Case :- HABEAS CORPUS WRIT PETITION No. - 82 of 2025 Petitioner :- Khushbu Devi Thru. Abhishek Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rahul Kumar Singh,Manoj Kumar Verma Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Rajnish Kumar,J.
1. In deference to the order dated 20.03.2025, the alleged detenue, Khushboo Devi and respondent no.4 Leelawati Devi i.e. the mother of Khushboo Devi are present-in-person before this Court, who have been identified by learned A.G.A. as well as the next friend of the alleged detenue Abhishek Singh. 2. In deference to the aforesaid order, S.H.O. Shri Pravatesh Srivastava, and lady Sub-Inspector Ms. Savitri Singh, who brought the alleged detenue, are also present. 3. The alleged detenue Khushbu Devi states that she has married to Abhishek Singh on 03.03.2025 and currently she is living with her mother with her free will as his father works out of India. She is happy with her mother and intends to go with her husband, Abhishek Singh, after a function which has been arranged by her mother on 07.06.2025. 4. The respondent no.4, Mrs. Leelawati Devi, wife of Jay Singh, also states that her daughter is living with her happily and she will send her daughter, Khushbu Devi, with Abhishek Singh after a function before her family members on
07.06.2025. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner, on the basis of instructions from the next friend Abhishek Singh, who is present-in-person, submits that he has no objection on the decision taken by the respondent no.4 and Ms. Khushbu Devi. 6. In view of above, since the alleged detenue is major in age and she has married on her own free will with Abhishek Singh and currently residing with her mother of her own free will, it can not be said that she is in unlawful custody. Thus, this petition is disposed of. 7. The papers produced by learned A.G.A. on the last date, which were kept in a sealed cover, have been opened. The same shall be handed over back to the learned A.G.A. to further transmit to the concerned S.H.O.
8. The Police personnel, who have brought the detenue and her mother, shall drop them at the place from where they have been brought, safely.
...................................................................(Rajnish Kumar, J.) Order Date :- 24.3.2025 Haseen U.
Digitally signed by :- HASEENUDDIN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench