Shweta Singh Alias Shireen Khan and Another v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. and Others

Court No. - 10 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 8591 of 2023 Petitioner :- Shweta Singh Alias Shireen Khan And Another Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Deepak Kumar Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.,Akhand Pratap Singh,Rajendra Singh Chauhan Hon'ble Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J. Hon'ble Mrs. Jyotsna Sharma,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned A.G.A. for the State Respondents and Sri Rajendra Singh Chauhan, learned counsel for the private respondent.

¶2Sri Rajendra Singh Chauhan, has produced before this Court order dated 10.11.2023 passed by the Hon. Supreme Court in Writ Petition (Crl.) No. 584 of 2023, 'Shweta Singh Alias Shireen Khan & Anr. Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors.', wherein proceedings in the F.I.R. No. 225 of 2023 has been stayed including arrest of the petitioners till further orders.

¶3A supplementary affidavit has also been filed today by learned counsel for the petitioners wherein it has been stated that the Station House Officer, Police Station-Jankipuram, District-Lucknow and the Investigating Officer of Case Crime No. 225 of 2023 have harassed the petitioners and are raiding his house. They are being threatened that their young girls Madina Khan, Nagma Khan, Shabana Khan and Aashna Khan shall be kidnapped and sold. They are troubled by raiding of the house of the petitioners. The petitioners therefore approached the Hon. Supreme Court in Writ Petition (Crl.) No. 584 of 2023, 'Shweta Singh Alias Shireen Khan & Anr. Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors.' wherein the Supreme Court has passed an order staying arrest of the petitioners and has also directed that they be given protection and if there is any threat they could approach the respondent no. 2 who shall make arrangement/orders for appropriate protection of the petitioners. When this order was produced before the S.H.O., Police Station-Jankipuram, District-Lucknow and the Investigating Officer concerned, it has not been respected. The S.H.O. and the Investigating Officer concerned are both constantly threatening the petitioners/deponents daughters. A letter dated

17.11.2023 sent by the deponents daughters to the Superintendent of Police has been filed as Annexure to the said supplementary affidavit.

¶4Learned counsel for the opposite party no. 4 has placed reliance upon Section 8 and 9 of the U.P. Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 which came into force on 27.11.2020 wherein conversion by solemnization of marriage or relationship in the nature of marriage on account of factors enumerated in Section 3 has been deemed to be included.

¶5It has been submitted that Shweta Singh the petitioner no. 1 is the sister of the opposite party no. 4, she ran away with the petitioner no. 2 and got converted and married in Kota, Rajasthan, a copy of the Nikahanama entered into by the parties has been filed as annexure-02 to the writ petition.

¶6Since, the Supreme Court has entertained the Writ Petition (Crl.) No. 584 of 2023 and issued notice to the respondents, this Court finds no good ground to keep this writ petition pending.

¶7Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 18.11.2023 Darpan Sharma High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench