Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:42697-DB Court No. - 9 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 6535 of 2025 Petitioner :- Sabeena Bano And Another Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Avinash Pratap Singh,Avinash Pratap Singh,Istekhaf Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J. Hon'ble Brij Raj Singh,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 2. By means of this writ petition, petitioners have prayed for issuance of mandamus commanding the opposite parties no.2 and 3 to take proper and adequate measures for protecting the life and liberty of the petitioners. 3. Petitioners claim to have married each other of their own volition and also claim that on the date of their marriage i.e. 02.07.2025 they were of marriageable age. The Nikahnama/marriage certificate dated 02.07.2025 issued by Qazi is annexed as Annexure-2 to the writ petition. Both the Petitioners have annexed Aadhar Cards as Annexure no.1 in this regard as proof of their age. He further submits that there is no F.I.R. against the petitioners and they are not wanted in any criminal case, yet the police is harassing them at the behest of family members, who are not agreeable to the marriage. Therefore, this petition has been filed seeking a writ of mandamus directing the opposite parties not to interfere in peaceful married life of the petitioners. 4. Learned counsel for petitioners also undertake to get the marriage of petitioners registered under the U.P. Marriages Registration Rules, 2017 within a period of four weeks. 5. In view of the above, it is provided that if the petitioners have married each other and are living together, were of marriageable age on the date of their marriage and they are not wanted in any criminal case, then the police shall not unnecessarily interfere in their peaceful married life. 6. It is, however, made clear that this Court has not entered into nor adjudicated the age of the petitioners nor veracity/validity of the alleged marriage. 7. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 24.7.2025 Pks Digitally signed by :- POOJA SETH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench