Smt. Poonam and Another v. State of U.P. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
In a habeas corpus petition regarding a married woman's custody, the court ascertained her preference to live with parents. Finding her status as an adult with freedom of choice, the court discharged the rule nisi, dismissed the petition, and allowed her to return to parents freely.
What did the court decide?
The rule nisi was discharged; the petitioner was allowed to be escorted back to her parents by police escort but free.