Kartik Mehra (Minor) Thru. His Mother Mrs. Suchita Mehra v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. and 4 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Habeas corpus writ petition no. 343 of 2025, Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Court No. 14, single bench of Rajeev Singh, J.; petitioner Kartik Mehra (minor) through mother Mrs. Suchita Mehra; respondents State of U.P. through Addl. Chief Secretary, Home Department and four others; counsel: Shamshad Ahmad Khan and Huma Khan for petitioner, G.A. and Rohit Kumar Tripathi for respondents; interim directions dated January 6, 2026 taking affidavit-related applications on record, listing the case for 27.1.2026, requiring the deponent and unnamed respondent no.5 (private respondent) to appear, and directing respondent no.5 to produce the detenue Kartik Mehra before the Court; no statutes or precedents cited; no final disposition.
What did the court decide?
Interim directions only: case listed for 27.1.2026; deponent and respondent no.5 directed to appear before the Court on the next date; respondent no.5 directed to produce the detenue Kartik Mehra before the Court. No final adjudication made.