Smt. Sarita Singh and Another v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko and 3 Others

Court No. - 10 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 9965 of 2024 Petitioner :- Smt. Sarita Singh And Another Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Vasuvrat,Sanjay Kumar Verma Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Vivek Chaudhary,J. Hon'ble Om Prakash Shukla,J.

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

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

¶3Petitioners claim to have married each other of their own volition and also claim that on the date of their marriage i.e.

11.07.2024, they were of marriageable age. Petitioners have annexed High School Certificates as Annexure nos.2 and 3 in this regard as proof of age. Petitioners have got their marriage registered and their marriage registration certificate is also annexed as Annexure No.1 to the Writ Petition bearing Application ID No.202422801962. Learned counsel for petitioners further submits that there is no F.I.R. against the petitioners and they are not wanted in any criminal case, yet the police is harassing them 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 petitioners.

¶4In view of the above, it is provided that if the petitioners have married each other and are living together, were of marriageable age on the date of their marriage and they are not wanted in any criminal case, then the police shall not unnecessarily interfere in their peaceful married life.

¶5It is, however, made clear that this Court has not entered into nor adjudicated the age of the petitioners 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 Piyush/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench