Saidun Bibi v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: habeas corpus; WPCRL; minor girl victim; FIR by mother; statement before Judicial Magistrate contradicting FIR; rescue of minor; Child in Need of Care and Protection (CNCP); Child Welfare Committee (CWC); parental resistance to CWC production; custody given to parents; voice of minor suppressed by social compulsion; police as stakeholder in child protection; child-rights awareness camps and programmes; Singla Police Station, Balasore; State of Odisha. Disposition: writ petition disposed of (order dated 07.07.2025). Bench: Harish Tandon, CJ and Murahari Sri Raman, J. Relevance: disposal of habeas corpus petitions once the minor is rescued and personally produced; observations on societal suppression of minor victims' voices and expectation of police-led sensitisation.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief; the writ petition was disposed of, the minor girl having already been rescued and being physically present before the Court.