Smt. Arti Devi Thru. Her Husband Chandra Pal v. State of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Habeas Corpus Writ Petition No. 285 of 2025 (Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:47510), High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, Subhash Vidyarthi J., decided 13.8.2025. Detenue Smt. Arti Devi, produced in Court by SI Dileep Kumar Shukla, disowned the habeas corpus petition filed through her husband Chandra Pal alleging illegal detention by her brother Mukesh Kumar (opposite party no. 4); the Court found the detention allegation had no substance and dismissed the petition. Keywords: habeas corpus, illegal detention, detenue statement, voluntary residence with brother, matrimonial neglect, dismissal, State of U.P.
What did the court decide?
The alleged detenue, produced before the Court by Sub Inspector Dileep Kumar Shukla, stated that the petition was filed falsely by her husband Chandra Pal, who does not take good care of her, and that she had taken shelter in the house of her brother.