Allahabad HC Reunites A Married Couple

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• A Habeas Corpus case was filed before the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court.
• Mr. Ankit Kumar Yadav had filed this petition for production of his wife Miss Jahnvi Sharma who was detained by her father.
• The court ordered the detenue to be set free and live with her husband.

BACKGROUND DETAILS

• The Court interacted with Miss Jahnvi Sharma and her father.
• The detenue said that she is 23 year old, an adult and has completed her graduation and wanted to live with her husband.
• On the above statement given by the lady in the presence of her father; the father said that he has no objection for the detenue living with her husband.
• The husband also assured the court that he will take good care of his wife and will provide all the rights to his legally wedded wife.

FURTHER DETAILS

• This petition was filed under Article 226 of the Indian Constitution before a single bench of Allahabad High Court.
• Habeas Corpus = Produce the Body which is a Latin phrase.
• A Habeas Corpus is a writ petition filed when a person is illegally detained or unlawfully restrained to move.

CONCLUSION

There have been growing amount of cases where couples are detained by their parents who belong to interfaith marriage or inter caste marriages. Such detention by parents are usually done as they don’t accept and dissuade such unions and this leaves the individual at the mercy of the courts as their last resort.

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