Smt. Chhaya Verma and Another v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home, U.P. Lucknow and 3 Others

Court No. - 9 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 4783 of 2023 Petitioner :- Smt. Chhaya Verma And Another Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home, U.P. Lucknow And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Sanjay Kumar Verma Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Dinesh Kumar Singh,J. Hon'ble Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi,J.

¶1Heard leaned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.G.A. for the State-respondent.

¶2Present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed by Smt. Chhaya Verma and Sudhir Verma seeking following relief:- "(i) a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus, commanding the opposite party no. 1 to 3 not to harass the Petitioners on the behest of opposite party no.4, in the interest of justice.

(ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus, commanding the opposite party no. 1 to 3 to ensure protection of lives of the petitioner no.1 and the petitioner no.2."

¶3It is stated that the petitioners are major and they have performed their marriage out of their free will without any force or coercion however, the family members of petitioner No.1 are looking out of the petitioners to eliminate them.

¶4Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners be granted protection as having in the case of Lata Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh reported in (2006) 5 SCC 475.

¶5Considering the apprehension and the averments in the writ petition, we dispose of the writ petition directing the Superintendent of Police, Sitapur to ensure that the petitioners are not harmed in any manner and any action be taken against them only if some offence is made out and not otherwise.

¶6Petitioners may produce a copy of this order before the Superintendent of Police, Sitapur for necessary action. Order Date :- 22.6.2023 Saurabh Yadav/- (Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi,J) (Dinesh Kumar Singh,J) High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench