Smt Meenu Singh and 3 Others v. State of U.P. and 6 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Habeas corpus; illegal detention of wife and minor daughters; custody of minor children with grandparents (respondent nos. 6 and 7); paramount welfare of minors; visitation rights to father (second and fourth Sunday, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, venue fixed by S.H.O. District Ghazipur, not police station); mother to accompany children; Section 9 Hindu Marriage Act restitution of conjugal rights pending before Family Court, Moradabad; petition disposed of; Allahabad High Court; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:82000; Order Date 17.5.2025; Judge: Nand Prabha Shukla; Counsel: Manoj Pandey (petitioners), G.A. (respondents).
What did the court decide?
Habeas corpus petition disposed of with directions: visitation rights granted to petitioner no. 4 (father) to meet his two minor daughters on the second and fourth Sunday of every month from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at a venue fixed by the S.H.O., District Ghazipur (other than the police station), who shall maintain safety and security of the parties; the mother (petitioner no. 1) to accompany the children during visitation. No finding of illegal detention against respondent nos. 6 and 7.