Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Allahabad High Court Directs CBI to Find Missing Woman
Sudama Devi has been missing since September 8, 2024.
Her husband asked the Allahabad High Court to help find her.
Police in Uttar Pradesh said they had tried to locate her but had not succeeded.
The state told the court that she had no mobile phone and was of unsound mind.
The court also noted that an allegation had been made that she was being held illegally.
It directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to make efforts to find her.
The CBI must produce her before the court by December 1, 2026.
State authorities were told to help the CBI.
The case is set for another hearing on that date.
The Allahabad High Court directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to try to locate Sudama Devi, 42.
Devi has been missing since September 8, 2024; a missing-person report was registered the next day at Puranderpur police station.
Her husband filed a habeas corpus petition seeking her production before the court.
Uttar Pradesh told the court that a dedicated police team had been unable to trace her, and said she had no mobile phone and was of unsound mind.
The CBI was directed to produce Devi before the court by December 1, 2026, with state authorities ordered to assist.
- Who
- Sudama Devi, 42; the CBI was directed to search for her.
- What
- The Allahabad High Court directed the CBI to locate Devi and produce her before the court.
- When
- The direction was made in an order dated September 29; the next hearing and production deadline are December 1, 2026.
- Where
- The case is before the Allahabad High Court; Devi was reported missing in Maharajganj district, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- Uttar Pradesh Police had been unable to trace her, and her husband had filed a habeas corpus petition.
- Missing person
- Sudama Devi, 42
- Missing since
- September 8, 2024
- Missing-person report
- Registered September 9, 2024, at Puranderpur police station in Maharajganj district
- Petitioner
- Devi's husband, who filed a habeas corpus petition
- Search order
- The CBI was directed to make efforts to locate Devi and produce her before the court
- Deadline and next hearing
- December 1, 2026
- State's account
- The state said Devi had no mobile phone and was of unsound mind, making the search difficult
