Smt. Anjali and Another v. State of U.P Thru. Secy. Deptt. Home Civil Secrt. Lko. and Others

Court No. - 10 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 7832 of 2023 Petitioner :- Smt. Anjali And Another Respondent :- State Of U.P Thru. Secy. Deptt. Home Civil Secrt. Lko. And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Aakash Srivastava,Apoorv Srivastava,Sunil Mohan Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J. Hon'ble Narendra Kumar Johari,J.

¶1Vakalatnama filed by Ms. Anita, Advocate on behalf of opposite party no. 4 today is taken on record.

¶2Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, Ms. Anita, learned counsel for the opposite party no. 4 and learned AGA who appears on behalf of the State-respondents.

¶3Learned counsel for the petitioners has pointed out that as per the Aadhar Card of the petitioner no. 1, she was born on 26.1.2004 and is major.

¶4It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that both the petitioners are major and have married with each other out of their own free will but the opposite party no. 4 being the father of petitioner no. 1 is harassing the petitioners mentally and physically with the collusion of local police and threatening them to arrest the petitioners in a very illegal and arbitrary manner, hence, this petition has been filed praying the following main reliefs: "(a) a writ order or direction in the nature of Mandamus thereby commanding to the opposite parties specially to the police authorities not to harass petitioners in any manner and not to adopt any coercive process against the petitioners on the basis of this marriage being solemnized and not to create any hindrance in their married life.

(b) a writ order or direction in the nature of Mandamus thereby commanding to the opposite parties specially to the police authorities not to harass petitioners under the treat of their arrest until and unless there is any criminal case registered against them."

¶5This Court is of the opinion that in case, the opposite party no. 4 threatens the petitioners, they have remedy under Sections 154, 156 and 200 of Cr.P.C. to approach the authority concerned.

¶6In view of the aforesaid, writ petition is finally disposed of. Order Date :- 10.10.2023 AKK High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench