HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD HABEAS CORPUS WRIT PETITION No. - 931 of 2025 .....Petitioner(s)

Versus State Of U.P. And 7 Others .....Respondent(s)

Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ajay Singh Sengar, Kamal Dev Singh Chanchal, Kamla Kant Mishra, Varun Mishra Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A., Mariya Khatoon, Ram Kesh Court No. - 53 HON'BLE SANDEEP JAIN, J.

1. The supplementary rejoinder affidavit has been filed in Court today and is taken on record.

2. Heard Shri K.K. Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioners, and Shri Rakesh Pande, learned Senior Advocate, assisted by Shri Ram Kesh, learned counsel for respondent no.6.

3. The instant dispute concerns the custody of the minor corpus, , who is approximately 21 months old and is presently in the custody of his father, respondent no.6, , a constable in the U.P. Police posted in District Jaunpur.

4. Earlier, by order dated 06.11.2025, a Coordinate Bench of this Court had dismissed the instant writ petition on the ground that the parties could seek custody of the minor under the Guardian and Wards Act, 1890. That order was challenged by the petitioner by filing Special Appeal No.1205 of 2025 ( i & Anr. v. State of U.P. & Ors.), which was a