Smt. Radhika Thru. Her Next Friend /Husband Sri Jai Shankar Vishwakarma v. State of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench; habeas corpus writ petition No. 110 of 2026 (HABC); Smt. Radhika through next friend/husband Jai Shankar Vishwakarma v. State of U.P. and others; alleged illegal detention of wife at her parental home by respondent No. 4; court held averments unnatural and indicative of matrimonial discord, not illegal detention; petition dismissed at admission stage; single judge Subhash Vidyarthi, J.; decided April 1, 2026; no statute or precedent cited; counsel Kiran Vishwakarma for petitioner, AGA Ganesh Datt Bhatt for State.
What did the court decide?
The statements made in the petition appear highly unnatural: Smt. Radhika is stated to be about 59 years of age, her marriage with Jai Shankar Vishwakarma took place on 11.12.2018, and two sons were born of that marriage, the elder being seven years old. ¶14