Chandni Shukla @ Chandni v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. of Jail Administration and Reforms Lko. and 7 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Prisoner education; appearance in university examination from judicial custody; police custody production for B.A. L.L.B. (5 year Course) third semester examination scheduled from 07.02.2025; examination centre at Gonda; admit card collection by petitioner's sister; directions to College (opposite party no. 7) and jail/police authorities (opposite parties no. 4 & 5); petitioner incarcerated in Cases under Ss. 389, 504 & 506 IPC and Ss. 120-B, 419, 420, 447, 467, 468 & 471 IPC, P.S. Kotwali Nagar, District Gonda; Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench; WRIT - C No. 920 of 2025; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:6902-DB; Bench: Rajan Roy, J. and Brij Raj Singh, J.; disposed on 31.1.2025.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions: petitioner to be taken in police custody to appear in the B.A. L.L.B. (5 year Course) third semester examination at the examination centre at Gonda; opposite party no. 7 to permit the petitioner's sister to collect the admit card; opposite parties no. 4 & 5 to make suitable arrangements and ensure the petitioner remains in police custody until lodged back in jail; Shri Rajdeep Singh, learned A.G.A., to communicate the order to opposite parties no. 4 & 5 for compliance.