SHIVANGI AND OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO AND OTHERS
CRLP/5719/2025 · 2025-06-26
Kshitij Shailendra, Pankaj Bhatia
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:36511-DB Court No. - 9 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 5719 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shivangi And Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Prashant Vikram 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.
2. The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking quashing of the First Information Report dated 20.06.2025, Case Crime No. 469 of 2025, under Sections 87 of B.N.S., Police Station Akbarpur, District Ambedkar Nagar.
3. The contention of learned counsel for the petitioners is that both the petitioners, petitioner No. 1 and 2 are major and have solemnized marriage out of their own free will, the certificate of age is on record. They have also applied for registration of their marriage.
4. Considering the said submission, no useful purpose would be served in keeping the criminal proceedings pending, as such, F.I.R.in question i.e.F.I.R. dated 20.06.2025, Case Crime No. 469 of 2025, under Sections 87 of B.N.S., Police Station Akbarpur, District Ambedkar Nagar is quashed.
5. With the aforesaid observations/directions the petition stands allowed.
(Kshitij Shailendra,J.) (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Order Date :- 26.6.2025 Arvind Digitally signed by :- ARVIND KUMAR SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench