Farrukhabad Superintendent of Police (SP) Aarti Singh had to face strict action in the Allahabad High Court when the fact of threatening the habeas corpus petitioner and arresting his lawyer came to light. The division bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Sanjeev Kumar expressed displeasure considering this case as interference in the judicial process.
SP ordered to be personally present with the team
After hearing the request of the Uttar Pradesh government, the court ordered SP Aarti Singh to file a personal affidavit by Wednesday and be present in person along with his entire team. This strict instruction was given on the habeas corpus petition of Preeti Yadav.
In fact, the serious arbitrariness of the police was exposed in the habeas corpus petition of Farrukhabad resident Preeti Yadav. Preeti alleged that on the night of September 8, the police (including station in-charge Anurag Mishra, CO) entered her house and detained two family members, who were kept illegally for about a week.
Before her release, the police forcibly took a written statement from Preeti that she would not file any complaint or petition against the police. The police presented this “forced” statement in the court, on which the bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Sanjeev Kumar took a tough stance and summoned the SP.
When she appeared in the court on Tuesday, Preeti Yadav confirmed that it was she who had filed the petition. She told the court that she was pressurized to withdraw the petition because the police had taken her husband away. Taking this matter seriously, the court summoned the officers for further action.
Allahabad High Court’s strict stance
The High Court strongly reprimanded Farrukhabad SP Aarti Singh in the case of illegal detention and forced statement. Petitioner Preeti Yadav told the story of police harassment in the presence of SP. The court has ordered the SP to be present on Wednesday also and file a reply to the state government.
Allahabad High Court adopted a strict stance during the hearing on the habeas corpus petition. Farrukhabad SP Aarti Singh faced serious allegations of illegal detention, harassment and pressurizing her to withdraw the petition. This incident came to light during the hearing last Tuesday.
This case is related to Kayamganj police station area of Farrukhabad. Taking the arbitrariness of the police seriously, the court ordered the SP to give an explanation and remain present in the court till Wednesday afternoon. The hearing was conducted by Justice J.J. The division bench of Munir and Sanjeev Kumar is doing it.
serious charge of illegal detention
The case is of September 8, 2025. Petitioner Preeti Yadav, resident of Farrukhabad, alleged that at around 9 pm, four-five policemen including police station in-charge Anurag Mishra, CO, entered her house. The police took two people into custody and kept them illegally for a week. Before her release, the police took a written statement from Preeti that she would not make any complaint nor file any petition. The police presented this written statement in the court.
Explanation sought from SP Aarti Singh
Petitioner Preeti Yadav recorded her statement on oath in the court on Tuesday and in the presence of the SP, described the action of police harassment as false. He said that pressure was put on him to withdraw the petition. The court expressed serious displeasure over this statement. The division bench sought clarification from SP Aarti Singh, jurisdictional officer Rajesh Kumar Dwivedi and station incharge Kayamganj Anurag Mishra, but they could not give any satisfactory answer.
State government given 24 hours time
Seeing the displeasure of the court, Additional Advocate General Amit Kumar Saxena, appearing on behalf of the government, asked for 24 hours to give clarification on the allegations of the petitioner, which was accepted by the court. The court has ordered Farrukhabad SP Aarti Singh to stay in Prayagraj till 12 noon on Wednesday and be personally present in the next hearing.
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