PRAGYA PATEL AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO. AND OTHERS
CRLP/5536/2025 · 2025-06-24
Kshitij Shailendra, Pankaj Bhatia
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:36268-DB Court No. - 9 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 5536 of 2025 Petitioner :- Pragya Patel And Another Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Sanjay Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Pankaj Bhatia,J. Hon'ble Kshitij Shailendra,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.G.A. for the State-respondents and perused the record.
2. The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioners directing the opposite parties concerned not to harass and arrest the petitioners.
3. The submission of learned counsel for the petitioners is that the petitioner No. 1 and 2 are major and have married out of their own sweet will at Arya Samaj Mandir, Chinhat, Lucknow and the marriage certificate issued by the Arya Samaj Temple has been annexed as Annexure No. 1 to the writ petition. Petitioner no.1 has also annexed his High School Marksheet with regard to the proof of age as Annexure-1 to the writ petition.
4. Considering the fact that the petitioners are major and have married as per their will, the petition stands disposed of directing the respondent Nos. 1 and 3 that the petitioners shall not be harassed solely on the ground of their marriage, however, the petitioners shall take steps for registration of their marriage within a period of three months from today. (Kshitij Shailendra,J.) (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Order Date :- 24.6.2025 Arvind Digitally signed by :- ARVIND KUMAR SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench