SMT. NIKITA SINGH AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF U.P. AND 4 OTHERS
HABC/29/2025 · 2025-04-09
Vinod Diwakar
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:52963 Court No. - 76 Case :- HABEAS CORPUS WRIT PETITION No. - 29 of 2025 Petitioner :- Smt. Nikita Singh And Another Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Virendra Pratap Pal Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.,Vishveshwar Mani Tripathi Hon'ble Vinod Diwakar,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners; learned AGA for the State; learned counsel for the respondent nos.4 & 5 and perused the record.
2. Pursuant to the orders dated 16.01.2025 and 21.03.2025, the corpus, Smt. Nikita, has been produced before this Court by the police.
3. Upon examination by the Court, the corpus, Smt. Nikita, has stated that she is a major. She further affirmed that she has neither been detained nor kept in illegal custody by respondent nos.4 and 5, her father and mother. She has also stated that the allegations made in the present petition are unfounded. She further stated that she wants to live with her father and mother because her husband does not do any work and there is no source of income, therefore, she is not going with her.
4. In light of her voluntary statement, Sub-Inspector Shri Surendra Pal Singh (P.N.O. No. 231067041), Police Station Piparaich, District Gorakhpur, who escorted the corpus to the Court, is
directed to release her forthwith to go with her father and mother, respondent nos.4 and 5.
5. In view of the above, the petition is found to be devoid of merit
and is, accordingly, dismissed.
6. The legal expenses amounting to Rs. 25,000/-, by way of Demand Draft No. 764219 dated 27.01.2025, has been handed over to petitioner no.1, Smt. Nikita Singh, in the Court.
Order Date :- 10.4.2025 I.A.Siddiqui Justice Vinod Diwakar Digitally signed by :- IMRAN AHMAD SIDDIQUI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad