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Stressing grave constitutional wrong, Lucknow lawyer pushes for release of Chinese national languishing in U.P. Jail after prison term
A Lucknow lawyer said administrative and diplomatic lapses are causing a Chinese national to stay in the Lakhimpur Kheri district prison more than two months after his sentence expired. He offered to personally fund the return flight to Guangzhou to facilitate release and deportation, arguing that detaining someone beyond their sentence without new legal authority is a grave constitutional wrong.
Why It Matters
The claim highlights potential constitutional and administrative failures in detention after sentence expiry and raises questions about due process and international deportation procedures.
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Lucknow lawyer raises concerns about detention beyond sentence and offers to fund return flight for Chinese national Wang Gou Jun
April 24, 2026
A Lucknow-based lawyer stated on April 24, 2026 that administrative and diplomatic lapses are currently forcing Wang Gou Jun, a Chinese national, to languish in the Lakhimpur Kheri district prison more than two months after his sentence expired. The lawyer volunteered to personally fund Wang Gou Jun’s return flight to Guangzhou, China, in case that financial or logistical impediment is blocking his release and subsequent deportation. The lawyer also asserted that detaining a person beyond the legally served sentence without fresh legal authority constitutes a grave constitutional wrong.