JUDGMENT :

VIKAS KUNVAR SRIVASTAV, J.

1. The present writ petition of Habeas Corpus is moved by the petitioner-Usman, father of the alleged detenue, “Kumari Hashmi” aged about 16 years, r/o Village Sarawan, P.S. Itaunja, Distict-Lucknow. In addition, State of U.P. and Station Officer, Police Station-Itaunja, District-Lucknow, the private Opposite Party-Vineet Kumar S/o Sukhdev R/o Village Sarawan, Police Station-Itaunja, District-Lucknow is also made opposite party.

2. In brief, the facts emerging from the pleadings of the writ petition reveals that the daughter of the next friend, ‘Usman’ lodged an F.I.R. in local Police Station Itaunja, District-Lucknow on 13.11.2020 at 7:19 p.m. stating therein, his 16 years’ old daughter left the home at about 4:00 p.m. on 12.11.2020 for going to her maternal uncle's home at Village Darauna, P.S.-Itaunja, Lucknow but she did not reach there and he came to know from the whispers amongst native villagers that one Vineet Kumar, opposite party no.3, resident of the same village enticed and taken away his minor daughter and kept detained her in some lonely place, which is not known to the petitioner and his family members. The complainant/petitioner ha