Saurabh Kumar and Another v. State of U.P. and 4 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court habeas corpus writ petition 352 of 2025; neutral citation 2025:AHC:89528; single-judge bench Hon'ble Vinod Diwakar J.; decided 26.5.2025; petitioners Saurabh Kumar and Rintu Shakya (corpus); respondents State of U.P. and 4 others, including parents of the corpus (respondent nos. 4 and 5); corpus produced pursuant to Court order dated 9.5.2025; corpus alleges marriage solemnized fraudulently, declines to accompany petitioner no. 1, wishes to reside with her parents; cheque of Rs. 40,000 handed over in Court; petition held devoid of merits and dismissed; no statutory provisions or precedent cases cited.
What did the court decide?
On the Court's query, the corpus (petitioner No. 2) stated that petitioner No. 1 (Saurabh Kumar) had solemnized marriage with her fraudulently; she denied to go along with him and wants to reside with her parents (respondent nos. 4 and 5).