Manish @ Manish Kumar @ Manish Rawat Thru. His Sister Poonam Devi v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. and 3 Others
Habeas Corpus – interim order – Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench
Case brief
What is this about?
HABC No. 381 of 2025; habeas corpus writ petition; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench; Abdul Moin, J. and Babita Rani, J.; order dated January 8, 2026; petitioner Manish @ Manish Kumar @ Manish Rawat through sister Poonam Devi; State of U.P.; personal affidavit of Superintendent of Police, Barabanki; inquiry into police negligence and lapses; Additional Superintendent of Police (North), Barabanki; inquiry order dated 05.01.2026; IGRS report; this Court's order dated 11.12.2025; alleged pressure on petitioner to withdraw writ petition; listed on 11.02.2026; conditional personal appearance of SP, Barabanki.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief; interim directions only — personal affidavit of SP, Barabanki taken on record; inquiry to be completed within four weeks with personal affidavit and inquiry report by the next date; case listed on 11.02.2026; SP to appear in person with records if the affidavit is not filed.