Allahabad High Court
WRIC/36509/2026 of SHAHIDA BANO Vs STATE OF UP AND 5 OTHERS on 20 September 2026
JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 36509 of 2026 Court No. - 1 HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J. HON'BLE GARIMA PRASHAD, J. 1. Heard Sri Nazakat Ali, learned Advocate holding brief of Ms. Rehana Siddique, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State respondents. 2. By
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 36509 of 2026
Court No. - 1
HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J.
HON'BLE GARIMA PRASHAD, J.
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1. Heard Sri Nazakat Ali, learned Advocate holding brief of Ms. Rehana Siddique, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State respondents.
2. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, petitioner has prayed for a direction to the police authority not to harass and violate the personal life and liberty of the petitioner in the name of the investigation and accordingly, she has prayed for a direction to the respondent Nos. 2 and 4 to consider and dispose of the pending application of the petitioner dated 13th August, 2026.
3. Learned Standing Counsel has obtained instruction in the matter and as per the instruction since son of the petitioner has been named in the criminal case, petitioner was only required for the purpose of investigation and second day he was called for investigation and his lawyer was also along with him and he has accordingly been sent back to his place and thus there is no harassment being meted out to him and nor any abusing language is used against him.
4. Instruction placed before the Court is taken on record, a copy of which is also supplied to the learned counsel for the petitioner in the Court itself.
5. In the circumstances, we dispose of this petition with a direction that while making investigation in respect of criminal case, no unnecessary harassment shall be meted out. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Rehana Siddique Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Shahida Bano .....Petitioner(s) State Of Up And 5 Others .....Respondent(s)
6. Personal life and liberty shall not be violated by police authorities and for which appropriate instructions may be issued by the Commissioner of Police, Prayagraj, namely respondent No.- 4.
7. Let a copy of this order be intimated to the Commissioner of Police, Prayagraj by learned Standing Counsel within 24 hours.
September 21, 2026 Atmesh WRIC No. 36509 of 2026 2 (Garima Prashad,J.) (Ajit Kumar,J.) Digitally signed by :- ATMESH KESARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad