Master Subham Corpus and Another v. State of U.P. and 5 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court habeas corpus writ petition No. 551 of 2025 (2025:AHC:112573), decided 14.7.2025 by Hon'ble Ms. Nand Prabha Shukla. Minor corpus Master Subham (about 1.5 years); respondent Nos. 5 and 6 produced the child pursuant to order dated 01.07.2025 with a registered Adoption Deed dated 11.03.2024 (Sub-Registrar, Sadar Pratham, Mathura; Bahi No. 4, Zild No. 383, Pages 279-288, Serial No. 80) bearing petitioner No. 2 Smt. Kavita's verified signature and photograph. Held: no illegal detention since custody rested with respondents under the registered deed; petition dismissed. Keywords: habeas corpus, minor, custody, adoption deed, illegal detention, Uttar Pradesh.
What did the court decide?
Since respondent Nos. 5 and 6 hold the custody of the minor corpus, petitioner No. 1 Master Subham, through a registered Adoption Deed, there is no illegal detention of the corpus.