SMT REETU DEVI AND ANOTHER v. State of UP AND 3 OTHERS
WRIC/34342/2024 · 2025-03-02
Vinod Diwakar
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:29881 Court No. - 76 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 34342 of 2024 Petitioner :- Smt Reetu Devi And Another Respondent :- State Of Up And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Gaurav Gupta,Ved Prakash Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Vinod Diwakar,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, Shri Prabhat Narayan, learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents, and perused the records.
2. The petitioners have filed the instant petition to seek protection from the police as they solemnized their marriage without the consent of their parents.
3. On the last day of the hearing, the Court sought a verification report regarding the legitimacy and genuineness of the documents filed along with the petition. On police verification it's revealed that as per school leaving certificate the date of birth of petitioner no.1-Smt. Reetu Devi has been recorded as 8.7.2008, therefore, at the time of solemnization of the marriage the petitioner no.1 was minor but the petitioners have procured a forged Aadhar Card of petitioner no.1 with a view to get the protection order from this Hon'ble Court.
4. In such circumstances, the respondent no.3-Station House Officer, Police Station Banda, District Shahjahanpur is directed to conduct a thorough inquiry in the matter and verify all the documents, particularly, the Aadhar Card of petitioner no.1-Smt. Reetu Devi from where the petitioners have procured the forged
Aadhar Card to approach this Court seeking protection and if it's revealed that a cognizable offence has been committed, an FIR be lodged and an investigation be conducted in accordance with the law. The action taken report be submitted before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, concerned within three months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order.
5. With the above observations/directions, the writ petition is
disposed of.
Order Date :- 3.3.2025 Ujjawal Justice Vinod Diwakar Digitally signed by :- UJJAWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad