HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD HABEAS CORPUS WRIT PETITION No. - 365 of 2025 Akshit Pandey (Minor) And Another .....Petitioner(s)

Versus State Of U.P. And 6 Others .....Respondent(s)

Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Akhilesh Kumar Mishra, Devbratt Yadav, Gaurav Singh, Ram Pratap Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : Pramod Kumar Srivastava, G.A., Manjari Singh Court No. - 53 AFR HON'BLE SANDEEP JAIN, J.

The present habeas corpus petition has been filed by the petitioner, Vipin Kumar Pandey, who is the father of the minor corpus, Akshit Pandey, seeking his custody.

In compliance with the order of this Court dated 03.04.2026, the corpus has been produced before this Court today by Sri Sanjay Kumar Singh, Sub-Inspector, Police Station Sarai Lakhansi, District Mau.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the wife of the petitioner and mother of the corpus, namely Deepika Pandey, died on 10.02.2025. It is further submitted that since then, the corpus is in the custody of respondent Nos. 4 and 5, who are the maternal aunt and uncle of the corpus. It is contended that the petitioner, being the natural and legal guardian, is entitled to the custody of the minor. It is further submitted th