Tej Prakash Bhatt v. State of Uttarakhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Neutral citation 2025:UHC:4487-DB; Habeas Corpus Petition No. 17 of 2025, Uttarakhand High Court (Nainital), decided 5 June 2025; Tej Prakash Bhatt v. State of Uttarakhand and others; bench G. Narendar (C.J., author) and Alok Mahra (J.). Adult female corpus denied any marriage to habeas petitioner, stated prior 2013 Delhi marriage to a doctor, presently residing with Rohit Giri (Mahant, Maa Chandi Devi Temple, Haridwar); Court held corpus is a major, unwillingness to accompany petitioner dispositive, correctness of her reasons outside scope of habeas proceedings; petitioner directed to appropriate forum for marital claim; petition disposed of without further orders. Counsel: Manisha Bhandari, Rahul Consul (petitioner); J.S. Virk (State); Aditya Singh (corpus).
What did the court decide?
The Court records that the corpus categorically denied the assertions of the petitioner that she was ever married to him.