HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW HABEAS CORPUS WRIT PETITION No. - 240 of 2026 Ravi Kumar Pal .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Uttam Kumar Awasthi Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Court No. - 2 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. HON'BLE AMITABH KUMAR RAI, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned AGA for the State. 2. Allegation of the petitioner is that the petitioner is husband of opposite party no.6 and opposite party no.6 is being illegally detained by opposite party no.5. 3. Considering the fact that in terms of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, husband is the natural guardian after marriage, respondent no.2/Superintendent of Police, Hardoi is directed to ensure that opposite party no.6 is produced before this Court who is said to be in custody of opposite party no.5, accompanied by a lady constable. 4. Put up tomorrow i.e. 25.06.2026. 5. Learned AGA shall communicate this order to respondent no.2 today itself for compliance. (Amitabh Kumar Rai,J.) (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) June 24, 2026 nishant Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench