Smt. Sonika Pathak Thru. Her Husband Dinesh Pathak v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Home Lko. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Habeas corpus writ petition (HABEAS CORPUS WRIT PETITION No. 5 of 2025) dismissed as infructuous; detenue returned to house of next friend; petitioner Smt. Sonika Pathak through husband Dinesh Pathak; respondents State of U.P. through Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Home Lko. and 3 others; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, Court No. 14; Hon'ble Mohd. Faiz Alam Khan, J.; order date 9.1.2025; neutral citation 2025:AHC-LKO:1496; counsel Vinod Kumar Pandey and Suyash Kumar Pandey for petitioner; G.A./learned A.G.A. raised no objection; no statute or precedent case engaged.
What did the court decide?
The habeas corpus petition has become infructuous because the detenue has returned to the house of next friend; the court accordingly dismissed the petition as infructuous. ¶¶10