# Agra Woman And 2 Others vs State Of U.P. And 3 Others

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## Report card

By judgment dated 6 August 2026 in HABEAS CORPUS WRIT PETITION No. - 1079 of 2026, the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Coram: Sandeep Jain, J.) returned findings adverse to 2 police personnel, namely: Inspector, Police Station Cyber Crime, Agra; Sub-Inspector, Police Station Cyber Crime, Agra, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 25 lakh (Rs 25,00,000).

- Register number: UP 80 CW 0007
- Case reference: HABEAS CORPUS WRIT PETITION No. - 1079 of 2026 / 2026:AHC:165122
- Court and date: High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Coram: Sandeep Jain, J.), 6 August 2026
- Officer(s) at the material time: Inspector, Police Station Cyber Crime, Agra; Sub-Inspector, Police Station Cyber Crime, Agra
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 87 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; the U.P. Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021
- Finding of the Court (extract): “The State machinery failed to discharge its constitutional obligations” (at para para 61)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Adverse finding + compensation. Sentence: compensation only. Compensation: Rs 25 lakh (Rs 25,00,000).
- Present status of the proceedings: The judgment is recent and may be subject to appeal; the pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/34334003/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2026-0066)

**Record:** CW-2026-0066 (compiler id CWC-1333); case cop-up-hc-2
**Title:** Agra Woman And 2 Others vs State Of U.P. And 3 Others
**Court:** High Court of Judicature at Allahabad; judges: Sandeep Jain
**Case number / citation:** HABEAS CORPUS WRIT PETITION No. - 1079 of 2026 / 2026:AHC:165122
**Judgment:** 2026-08-06 (2026, day precision)
**Incident date:** Not stated
**Place:** Agra, Uttar Pradesh; police station or unit: Police Station Sadar Bazar / Police Station Cyber Crime, Agra; force: state_police
**Category:** Violence & unlawful detention
**Sub-category:** illegal detention false imprisonment
**Outcome:** Adverse finding + compensation (adverse_finding_compensation)
**Sections:** Section 87 BNS; U.P. Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021
**Officers (gated display forms):** Inspector, Police Station Cyber Crime, Agra; Sub-Inspector, Police Station Cyber Crime, Agra (2 in record)
**Victims:** Agra woman; Agra woman (2 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** compensation only; Rs 25 lakh (Rs 25,00,000)
**Sentence type:** compensation only (compensation_only)

The High Court held that confinement of the two adult women in the parental home against their wishes was unlawful and without legal sanction. The High Court held that the State machinery failed to discharge its constitutional obligations to protect their liberty. The High Court declared both women free to live where they choose and directed police protection and return of documents. The High Court awarded Rs. 25,00,000 compensation to be shared equally, payable by the father and the State, with liberty to recover from erring staff.

> The State machinery failed to discharge its constitutional obligations

**Sources (1):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/34334003/)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** brutality
**admin subcategory:** illegal_detention_false_imprisonment
**allegations:** {'category': 'Other', 'primary': True, 'position': 'Material fact supported', 'position_explainer': 'Reliable material supports a specifically documented fact relevant to that allegation, not necessarily the full allegation, causation, intent, unlawfulness, or responsibility.', 'official_finding_relation': 'supports allegation'}
**anonymised:** False
**court quote para:** para 61
**display title redacted:** Agra Woman And 2 Others vs State Of U.P. And 3 Others
**followup history:** {'date': '2026-09-24', 'scope': 'Swarm scout and independent verification pass (Muse Spark).'}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': '2026-08-06', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'High Court of Judicature at Allahabad', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The High Court of Judicature at Allahabad recorded adverse findings against police personnel.', 'disposition': 'adverse finding compensation', 'source': '2026:AHC:165122', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-24
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/34334003/', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** illegal detention false imprisonment
**tier:** Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded
**tier badge:** Externally reported
**tier history:** Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded
**verdict:** accept
**verdict note:** Verified against the cited judgment.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Adverse finding + compensation.

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