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Amit Kumar Saha v. State Home Departmentors

Rajasthan HC8 Dec 2014HC/230/2014

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What is this about?

This habeas corpus petition challenged the illegal detention of a married woman at her parents' home against her will. After the High Court examined her statement expressing desire to live with her husband, it ordered her release and custody transfer to the petitioner husband, directing police protection for the couple.

What did the court decide?

Detenue freed; custody handed over to petitioner husband; police protection directed; parents directed not to interfere.

Amit Kumar Saha Vs State Home Departmentors — Child Custody and Guardianship | Rajasthan HC (2014)

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I n The Hi gh Cour t of Judi cat ur e f or Raj ast han Jai pur Bench, Jai pur O R D E R D. B. Habeas Cor pus Wr i t Pet i t i on No. 230/ 2014

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Dat e : 08/ 12/ 2014

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Hon' bl e Mr . Just i ce Aj ay Rast ogi Hon' bl e Mr . Just i ce J. K. Ranka

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Mr . Govi nd Choudhar y Adv. , f or pet i t i oner . Mr . Ami t Kumar Saha, pet i t i oner , pr esent i n per son. Ms. Meenakshi Par eek, Dy. GA f or r espondent . Mr . Khushubu Ranawat , det enue, pr esent i n per son. Mr . Gor dhan Si ngh Ranawat al ong wi t h hi s wi f e, pr esent i n per son.

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Mr . Mahesh Chand Shar ma, Adv. , f or r espondent - 5. Mr . Bhanwar Lal ( HC- 906) PS Bhupal pur a, Udai pur wi t h Ms. Meena ( FC- 2557) , pr esent i n per son.

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I nst ant pet i t i on has been f i l ed by t he

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pet i t i oner who i s cl ai mi ng t o be husband of t he al l eged det enue Khushbu Ranawat and accor di ng t o hi m t hey bot h have sol emni zed t hei r mar r i age i n Ar ya Samaj Vai di k Sanskar Tr ust , 8FF, Raj i ndr a Mar ket , Tees Hazar i , Del hi as per hi ndu cust oms & cer emoni es on 05. 08. 2014 and t her eaf t er a j oi nt appl i cat i on was submi t t ed bef or e t he Sub- Regi st r ar - I , New Del hi f or r egi st r at i on of t hei r mar r i age and cer t i f i cat e of r egi st r at i on of mar r i age was i ssued on 15. 09. 2014 under t he seal & si gnat ur es of Sub- Regi st r ar , New Del hi / Del hi .

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Hi s gr i evance bef or e t he Cour t i s t hat as he i s a l ocal r esi dent of di st r i ct Kot a and af t er t hey sol emni zed t hei r mar r i age he came t o hi s nat i ve pl ace Kot a on 25. 08. 2014 wher e f at her of t he det enue Khushubu al ong wi t h her mat er nal uncl e came at Kot a and t ook her away t o Udai pur wher e t hey r esi de and have not per mi t t ed hi m t o meet t he det enue and once t hey bot h have at t ai ned t he age of maj or i t y and have sol emni zed t hei r mar r i age at l east t he det enue

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cannot be kept under i l l egal cust ody even of her par ent s t her eaf t er and t hat t oo wi t hout her wi l l and f ur t her submi t s t hat t he pet i t i oner i s appr ehendi ng t hat t he f ami l y member s of t he det enue may cr eat e unt owar d i nci dent , on- l i ne compl ai nt was sent by hi m t o t he concer ned pol i ce st at i on but when no act i on was t aken and he was not per mi t t ed t o meet t he det enue he was l ef t wi t h no ot her opt i on but t o appr oach t hi s Cour t by f i l i ng i nst ant habeas cor pus pet i t i on.

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Counsel f or pet i t i oner submi t s t hat af t er t hey have sol emni zed t hei r mar r i age at l east t he det enue cannot be i l l egal l y det ai ned by her par ent s and her cust ody be handed over t o hi m obvi ousl y i f she i s wi l l i ng t o go wi t h t he pet i t i oner who i s pr esent i n t he Cour t .

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Not i ces of t he pr esent pet i t i on wer e i ssued by t hi s Cour t on 27. 11. 2014 and we di r ect ed t he counsel f or t he St at e t o seek i nst r uct i ons & f i l e r esponse and pr oduce t he det enue bef or e t he Cour t on t he next dat e.

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I n compl i ance t her eof t he det enue i s pr oduced bef or e t he Cour t t oday and when t he mat t er was t aken up i n pr e- l unch sessi on we consi der ed i t appr opr i at e t hat l et st at ement of t he det enue be r ecor ded by t he Deput y Regi st r ar ( Judi ci al ) and t he mat t er t her eaf t er be t aken up i n t he post - l unch sessi on.

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The st at ement of t he det enue has been r ecor ded by t he Deput y Regi st r ar ( Judi ci al ) pur suant t o or der of t he Cour t and i s pl aced bef or e us f or per usal and i t has been st at ed by t he det enue Khushbu Ranawat i n

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her st at ement t hat t he pet i t i oner i s known t o her f or l ast mor e t han 8 year s and af t er t hey f el l i n l ove and r equest was made t o her par ent s t hat she want s t o mar r y wi t h t he pet i t i oner but t hat was not accept abl e t o t hem and she el oped wi t h t he pr esent pet i t i oner on 05. 08. 2014 and sol emni zed t hei r mar r i age and got t he same r egi st er ed and af t er t hey r et ur ned back on 25. 08. 2014 t o Kot a her f at her and mat er nal uncl e came t o Kot a and f or ci bl y t ook her up and pr esent l y she i s r esi di ng wi t h her par ent s at Udai pur but she has shown her wi l l i ngness t o go & st ay wi t h t he pr esent pet i t i oner . At t he same t i me i t has been f ur t her st at ed t hat she has no compl ai nt agai nst her par ent s or any of her f ami l y member s but r emai ned f i r m i n her vi ew and expr essed i n her st at ement t hat she want s t o go & st ay wi t h t he pr esent pet i t i oner wi t h whom she has sol emni zed mar r i age.

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I t i s not t he case of t he ei t her par t i es t hat ei t her of t he spouse has not at t ai ned t he age of maj or i t y and t hat bei ng so t hey ar e cer t ai nl y at l i ber t y t o t ake t hei r own deci si on and af t er t he mar r i age has been sol emni zed & r egi st er ed wi t h t he Sub- Regi st r ar , New Del hi and document ar y evi dence i n suppor t t her eof i s on r ecor d cer t ai nl y t he det enue cannot be det ai ned at her par ent s' house agai nst her wi l l and such det ent i on i n t he pr esent f act s & ci r cumst ances can al ways be sai d t o be i l l egal det ent i on i n t he eye of l aw.

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I t i s f ur t her st at ed bef or e t he Cour t t hat t he or i gi nal r ecor ds of t he det enue Khushubu Ranawat &

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Ami t Kumar ar e at her par ent s' home at Udai pur and i f such or i gi nal document s ar e not made avai l abl e t hat may cr eat e a pr obl em i n seeki ng empl oyment t o each of t hem.

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Counsel f or r espondent af t er goi ng t hr ough t he st at ement whi ch has been r ecor ded by t he Deput y Regi st r ar ( Judi ci al ) dt . 08. 12. 2014 i n t he pr e- l unch sessi on, submi t s t hat as she has at t ai ned t he age of maj or i t y l et t he cust ody of t he det enue Khushbu may be made avai l abl e t o t he per son t o whom she desi r es.

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Si nce t he det enue was i ndi sput abl y under cust ody agai nst her wi l l af t er she sol emni zed mar r i age, we consi der i t appr opr i at e t hat l et t he det enue Khushbu be made f r ee and i s at l i ber t y t o st ay at t he pl ace of her choi ce i ncl udi ng wi t h t he pr esent pet i t i oner i f she so desi r e and as she has st at ed i n her st at ement r ecor ded by t he Deput y Regi st r ar ( Judi ci al ) t o go & st ay wi t h t he pr esent pet i t i oner l et her cust ody as per her own f r ee wi l l be handed over t o t he pet i t i oner who i s pr esent i n Cour t and i t i s expect ed f r om t he pol i ce aut hor i t i es t o keep vi gi l & pr ovi de adequat e pol i ce pr ot ect i on t o bot h of t hem & see t hat no har m i s caused t o t hei r l i f e & l i ber t y and at t he same t i me i t i s al so expect ed f r om par ent s of t he det enue & her ot her f ami l y member s not t o cr eat e unt owar d i nci dent and per mi t t he det enue t o go & st ay at t he pl ace of her choi ce and shal l not be di st ur bed.

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As r egar ds t he or i gi nal document s of t he det enue and t he pr esent pet i t i oner ar e concer ned, we di r ect t he counsel f or r espondent t o i nst r uct t hei r cl i ent s

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t o make i t avai l abl e t o t he pet i t i oner or send i t by r egi st er ed speed post on t he addr ess i ndi cat ed by t he pet i t i oner i n t he memo of t he wr i t pet i t i on. I n t he t er ms i ndi cat ed above t he wr i t pet i t i on f or habeas cor pus st ands di sposed of and cust ody of t he det enue as obser ved ( supr a) accor di ngl y be handed over t o t he wr i t pet i t i oner ( Ami t Kumar Saha) .

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( J. K. Ranka) , J. ( Aj ay Rast ogi ) , J.

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VS/ - Certificate - All corrections have been incorporated in the judgment/ order being emailed/ Vijay Singh Shekhawat/ PAJW

Amit Kumar Saha v. State Home Departmentors

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