Km. Anshu Gautam Thru. Her Father Babu Lal Gautam v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. and 4 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Habeas corpus writ petition (HAB No. 160 of 2026, Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench, Court No. 14, Subhash Vidyarthi J., decided May 12, 2026) by father alleging illegal confinement of his 28-year-old daughter by opposite parties nos. 4-5 and police inaction; police instructions showed no complaint/FIR/missing-person report was lodged, the male opposite party (Ajay Gautam, 20) was also absent since 01.05.2026, the two were suspected to have gone away together voluntarily, and the writ petition had suppressed the inter-family marriage relationship; writ held devoid of merit and dismissed.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition did not set out the complete facts correctly: the Court noted that the facts brought out in the police instructions — including the marital relationship between the petitioner's family and opposite party no. 5's family — were not mentioned in the writ petition.