Jasbina Khatoon Thru. Her Mother Noor Bano v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Home Lko. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Habeas Corpus Writ Petition No. 218 of 2026, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Lucknow), decided 9 June 2026 by Praveen Kumar Giri, J. Petitioner Jasbina Khatoon (through mother Noor Bano), counsel Krishna Lal Yadav and Aparna Sinha, sought a writ directing Opposite Party Nos. 2 to 4 to produce detenues Jasbina Khatoon and Asbina Khatoon and set them free. Sri Vinay Kumar Sahi, learned A.G.A.-I, informed the Court that the father, mother and child are residing together; the petitioner's counsel did not deny this. The petition was dismissed as no cause of action survived. Keywords: habeas corpus; detenue production; release from custody; no cause of action survives; State of U.P.; A.G.A.-I; dismissal without adjudication on merits.
What did the court decide?
As learned A.G.A.-I informed the Court that the father, mother and child are residing together, and this fact was not denied by learned counsel for the petitioner, no cause of action survives at this stage.