Neha Bhardwaj and Another v. State of U.P. and 6 Others

Court No. - 81 Case :- HABEAS CORPUS WRIT PETITION No. - 746 of 2023 Petitioner :- Neha Bhardwaj And Another Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 6 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Krishna Gopal Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Mrs. Jyotsna Sharma,J.

¶1Heard Sri Krishna Gopal, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Himanshu Kumar, learned A.G.A. for the State.

¶2It is submitted on behalf of corpus-Anjali Bhardwaj (minor, aged about nine years) that she is an orphan, and presently, is in illegal detention of respondent nos. 4 to 6 (Bua), who are unmarried aged women and are her father's real sisters. It is alleged that she is being exploited by them and that respondent no.7 is an outsider who is having an undue interference in the matter.

¶3The papers on record revealed that certain orders as regard custody of the child have been passed by the C.W.C. on 01.07.2023.

¶4After arguing for sometime, the petitioner admits that he has alternative remedies as provided under section 101 and 102 of Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 as the case may be, and that he may go for appropriate relief under article 227 as well and therefore, he seeks not to press this habeas corpus petition with liberty to file a suitable application/petition for suitable reliefs.

¶5Hence, this habeas corpus petition is dismissed with liberty to seek alternative remedies as provided under law. Order Date :- 17.10.2023 Sumit Kumar High Court of Judicature at Allahabad