HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD HABEAS CORPUS WRIT PETITION No. - 1164 of 2026 Court No. - 73 HON'BLE SANDEEP JAIN, J. 1. By order dated 03.09.2026, the State was directed to produce the corpus, Sarita Chauhan, before this Court. In compliance with the said order, she has been produced by Sub-Inspector Janardhan Prasad Paswan, PNO No. 960740305, and Lady Constable Priyanka Pal, PNO No.252301900, Police Station Shadiabad, District Ghazipur. 2. This Court interacted with the corpus, Sarita Chauhan, who disclosed that she is about 18 years of age and is educated up to Class-X. She submitted that she had voluntarily left her house to meet her parents, who were residing in Gujarat, and that she was neither enticed to elope nor kidnapped by any person. She further submitted that she wants to reside voluntarily with her parents. 3. This Court also interacted with the parents of the corpus, who acknowledged that the corpus is their daughter and assured this Court that they would keep her with love and affection and would not subject her to any atrocity or harassment. 4. Upon interaction with the parties, it is apparent that the corpus is a minor girl who has expressed her desire to reside with her parents. Accordingly, her custody is handed over to her parents. 5. In view of the above, the instant habeas corpus petition is allowed. September 24, 2026 Jitendra Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Abhishek Pandey, Birendra Pandey, Jitendra Pandey, Pragya Pandey, Shambhavi Pandey, Vinay Kumar Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. (Sandeep Jain,J.) Sarita Chauhan And Another .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- JITENDRA KUMAR PATEL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad