SMT. POOJA DEVI v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. ADDL. CHIEF SECY. DEPTT. HOME GOVT. OF U.P. LKO. AND 4 OTHERS
HABC/319/2025 · 2025-09-04
Subhash Vidyarthi
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW HABEAS CORPUS WRIT PETITION No. - 319 of 2025 Court No. - 13 HON'BLE SUBHASH VIDYARTHI, J.
1. Case called out.
2. Sri Mohd. Tariq and Sri Bhanu Pratap Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri J.S. Tomar, learned AGA-I for the State are present.
3. The alleged detenue Smt. Pooja Devi has been produced by Sub Inspector Sri Vijay Prakash Yadav along with Lady constable Ms. Antima Yadav of Police Station Kothi, District Barabanki. Her husband Sanju alias Shiv Bahadur through whom the instant petition has been filed has also appeared before this Court.
4. The alleged detenue Smt. Pooja Devi has stated that her date of birth is
08.05.2006. She has studied upto intermediate. She has married Sanju alias Shiv Bahadur out of her own free will and she wants to live with her husband but her parents have forcibly detained her with them. She has further stated that her family members are threatening to eliminate her as well as her husband.
5. Keeping in view the aforesaid statement of the alleged detenue specifically stating that she has been illegally detained by her parents, This writ petition is allowed.
6. The alleged detenue Smt. Pooja Devi who has been produced by the police officials before this Court is set at liberty to join the company of Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Bhanu Pratap Singh, Mohd. Tariq, Suraj Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Smt. Pooja Devi .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Home Govt. Of U.P. Lko. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s)
her husband Sanju alias Shiv Bahadur.
7. In case the detenue and her husband have any real threat necessitating the intervention of police, they may approach the police by giving a written complaint/application, on which suitable action shall be taken. September 4, 2025 Pradeep/- HABC No. 319 of 2025 2 (Subhash Vidyarthi,J.) Digitally signed by :- PRADEEP SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench