Aafreen Bano v. State of U.P. and 4 Others

Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 38979 of 2023 Petitioner :- Aafreen Bano Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ankit Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J. Hon'ble Prashant Kumar,J.

¶1Heard Sri Ankit Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for State respondent nos.1 to 3.

¶2Notice need not be issued to the private respondent nos.4 and 5 in view of the order proposed to be passed.

¶3Present writ petition is preferred under Article 226 of Constitution of India with request to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent nos.4 and 5 not to harass the petitioner and issue direction to the respondent nos.2 and 3 to provide the protection to the petitioner.

¶4Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner is major aged about 25 years' old. When she was kid, her mother was expired and her father solemnized second marriage with the respondent no.4, who used to misbehave the petitioner and harassed her. So far as the grievance of the petitioner is concerned, she has already filed applications dated 08.10.2023 & 18.10.2023 before the respondents for redressal of her grievance, which are still pending. She has confined her prayer only to the relief that her representations dated 08.10.2023 &

18.10.2023 may be considered by the appropriate authority.

¶5Learned counsel for the respondents has no objection to the said prayer.

¶6No useful purpose would be served in keeping the writ petition pending.

¶7In view of above, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the issue and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this writ petition is disposed of finally giving liberty to the petitioner to move a fresh representation before the Commissioner of Police, Commissionerate Kanpur Nagar within two weeks from today. In case any such representation is moved within the said period, the same shall be considered and decided by the competent authority in accordance with law within next four weeks. Order Date :- 8.11.2023 RKP High Court of Judicature at Allahabad