Pooja Verma v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. and 3 Others

Court No. - 10 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 9940 of 2024 Petitioner :- Pooja Verma Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Alok Srivastava Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Vivek Chaudhary,J. Hon'ble Om Prakash Shukla,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.

¶2By means of this writ petition, petitioner has prayed for issuance of mandamus commanding the opposite parties not to harass the petitioners and interfere in her peaceful married life.

¶3Petitioner claim to had married on her own volition and also claim that on the date of her marriage i.e. 19.07.2024, she was of marriageable age. The marriage certificate dated 19.07.2024 issued by the Arya Samaj, Sector-H, Aliganj, Lucknow is annexed as Annexure-3 to the writ petition. Petitioner has annexed her High School Marksheet-cum-certificate as Annexure No.2 to the Writ Petition for proof of age. Petitioner had got her marriage registered and a marriage registration certificate has also been annexed with this Writ Petition as Annexure No.4 bearing Application ID No.202423001224. Learned counsel for petitioner further submits that there is no F.I.R. against the petitioner and she is not wanted in any criminal case, yet the police is harassing her at the behest of family members, who are not agreeable to the marriage. Therefore, this petition has been filed seeking a writ of mandamus directing the opposite parties not to interfere in peaceful married life of the petitioner.

¶4In view of the above, it is provided that if the petitioner had married and is living with her husband, was of marriageable age on the date of her marriage and she is not wanted in any criminal case, then the police shall not unnecessarily interfere in her peaceful married life.

¶5It is, however, made clear that this Court has not entered into nor adjudicated the age of the petitioner nor veracity/validity of the alleged marriage.

¶6Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. (Om Prakash Shukla,J.) (Vivek Chaudhary,J.) Order Date :- 20.12.2024 Saurabh High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench