SUNITA GOSWAMI Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Counsel.

(2.) THIS case was filed today and a mention was made by Sri Sanjai Kumar, learned Counsel for the petitioners when our Bench assembled after lunch that the matter is extremely urgent. After hearing the submission of Sri Sanjay Kumar, we agreed with him that the matter is urgent and hence we informed learned A. G. A. , Sri A. K. Tripathi that we will hear the case at 3. 30 p. m. today itself in view of the urgency in the matter and at that time the S. H. O. of P. S. Civil Lines, Allahabad should be present before us alongwith the lady petitioners in this case. At 3. 30 p. m. when the case was taken up, the S. H. O. , P. S. Civil Lines, Sri Suresh Panwar appeared before us but without the petitioners. We then directed that the case will be taken up at 4. 30 p. m. in our chambers and at that time Sri Suresh Panwar should produce the lady petitioners before us. The case was taken up at 4. 45 p. m. in chambers when Sri Sanjai Kumar, learned Counsels for the petitioner, Sri R. P. Dubey, learned Government Advocate and Sri A. K. Tripathi, Additional Government Advocate, Sri Mool Bihari Saxena who was appointed by us as amicus curiae in this case were present before us. Smt. Suneeta Goswami and Smt. Amita Goswami the petitioner Nos. 1 and 2 also appeared before us and we decided to record their statements. They were weeping when they appeared before us.

(3.) THEREAFTER on 20-4-2002 at about 1. 30 p. m. the police party again came to the residence of the petitioners and took away the petitioners No. 1 to 4 and their mother-in-law to P. S. Civil Lines and the petitioners were kept in the police station from that time onwards till today morning i. e. , 22-4-2002 at about 11. 30 a. m. when they were released. Thus the petitioners 1 to 4 and their mother-in-law were kept in the police station on three nights, that is on the night of 18/19-4-2002, 20/21 and 21/22-4-2002. They have been threatened that today also they shall be taken back to the police station.