Daraksha Khan Thru. Her Husband Hamid Raza v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Habeas Corpus Writ Petition No. - 157 of 2026 — Daraksha Khan through husband Hamid Raza v. State of U.P. & 3 Ors. (incl. Mohd. Arif Khan, Opposite Party No. 4). Habeas corpus under Article 226 alleging detention of the wife by her father since 25.11.2025 following their nikah of 31.01.2025 at Ghaziabad; State's instructions recorded that she denies the forced nikah, stays voluntarily with her parents and refuses to live with the petitioner. Coram: Subhash Vidyarthi, J. Outcome: petition held not maintainable and dismissed on 08-05-2026. No monetary relief.
What did the court decide?
On the facts placed on record, it appears that Daraksha Khan is residing separately from Hamid Raza of her own free will and is not in illegal confinement; the allegation of illegal detention by respondent no. 4 therefore fails.