RAKHI MAHTO AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. DEPTT. HOME LKO AND 6 OTHERS
CRLP/5734/2025 · 2025-06-27
Alok Mathur, Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:36752-DB Court No. - 2 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 5734 of 2025 Petitioner :- Rakhi Mahto And Another Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Home Lko And 6 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ashok Kumar Mishra,Renu Pal Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J. Hon'ble Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for petitioners as well as learned Additional Government Advocate for the State.
2. It has been submitted by learned counsel for petitioners that both the petitioners are major aged about 19 & 24 years. It is further submitted that as per the High School Mark sheet, the date of birth of petitioner No. 1/Rakhi Mahto is 04.07.2006 and as per Pan Card, the date of birth of petitioner No. 2/Ajay Kumar Arora is 20.06.2000 and accordingly the petitioenr no. 1 and 2 are major. It has further been submitted that the petitioners are living together and have also married. A certificate of Arya Samaj Mandir has also been annexed, indicating that the petitioners have married on 17.06.2025. The allegation leveled in the present petition is that respondent No. 5 to 7 who are father and brothers of petitioner no. 1 are threatening and harassing the petitioners due to which their marital life has been disturbed.
3. He further submits that petitioners have already preferred an application dated 19.06.2025 (Annexure No. 3) before Police Commissioner, Police Commissionerate, Lucknow to ensure peace and harmony in the matrimonial life of the petitioners which has neither been decided nor any action has been taken to ensure the protection of their life and liberty till date. Accordingly, a prayer has been made for granting police protection to the petitioners.
4. In light of the fact that petitioners have already approached Superintendent of Police, Sitapur for protection of married life by moving an application dated 19.06.2025, respondent No. 2/Police Commissioner, Police Commissionerate, Lucknow is
directed to verify the facts as alleged by the petitioners in the present petition and application and if he finds that respondent
Nos. 5 to 7 are threatening the peaceful life of the petitioners who are living as husband and wife, he shall pass appropriate orders on the application of the petitioners ensuring security of the petitioners to protect their married life.
5. The above exercise shall be done expeditiously, say, within a period of one week from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before him.
6. With the aforesaid directions, the petition stands disposed of. (Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal,J.) (Alok Mathur, J.)
Order Date :- 27.6.2025 Ravi/ Digitally signed by :- RAVI SHANKAR SRIVASTAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- RAVI SHANKAR SRIVASTAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench