ALLAHABAD: Acting on a petition filed via a man claiming that her wife is illegally lodged in Deoria shelter home, the Allahabad high court docket has directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to supply the alleged detenu ahead of the court docket on February 27. SIT is investigating allegations that a intercourse racket was being operated from the mentioned home.
The court docket passed this order while listening to a habeas corpus petition filed via the man from Mumbai, claiming to be the woman’s husband, demanding that she is also set free from detention of authorities.
In his petition, the petitioner took the plea that some of the women, who was allegedly victim of sexual harassment at Deoria shelter home, is his wife and may be a significant. Hence, she can't be detained indefinitely all over the investigation of case and, therefore, should be set free via the authorities involved. Having heard claims of the petitioner, a department bench comprising Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery directed the SIT officers to supply the detained girl ahead of it on February 27, the following date of listening to.
Police had rescued 24 inmates earlier
On August five, 2018, the police had raided the Deoria shelter home after a minor lady escaped from the house and knowledgeable the police about the horrific sexual harassment its inmates allegedly confronted. In the raid, police had rescued 24 inmates and arrested shelter home supervisor Girija Tripathi, her husband Mohan Tripathi and daughters Kanchan Lata Tripathi and Kanak Lata Tripathi.
Subsequently, on August eight, 2018, the high court docket had taken suo motu cognizance of news published in newspapers in reference to the Deoria shelter home and mentioned it could observe investigation into the alleged intercourse racket being run from the house. Later, the sufferers were despatched to various safe places beneath the court docket’s path.
The high court docket had passed the order on the petition on February 22.
The court docket passed this order while listening to a habeas corpus petition filed via the man from Mumbai, claiming to be the woman’s husband, demanding that she is also set free from detention of authorities.
In his petition, the petitioner took the plea that some of the women, who was allegedly victim of sexual harassment at Deoria shelter home, is his wife and may be a significant. Hence, she can't be detained indefinitely all over the investigation of case and, therefore, should be set free via the authorities involved. Having heard claims of the petitioner, a department bench comprising Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery directed the SIT officers to supply the detained girl ahead of it on February 27, the following date of listening to.
Police had rescued 24 inmates earlier
On August five, 2018, the police had raided the Deoria shelter home after a minor lady escaped from the house and knowledgeable the police about the horrific sexual harassment its inmates allegedly confronted. In the raid, police had rescued 24 inmates and arrested shelter home supervisor Girija Tripathi, her husband Mohan Tripathi and daughters Kanchan Lata Tripathi and Kanak Lata Tripathi.
Subsequently, on August eight, 2018, the high court docket had taken suo motu cognizance of news published in newspapers in reference to the Deoria shelter home and mentioned it could observe investigation into the alleged intercourse racket being run from the house. Later, the sufferers were despatched to various safe places beneath the court docket’s path.
The high court docket had passed the order on the petition on February 22.
Allahabad HC tells SIT to produce woman ‘detained’ in Deoria shelter home
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