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2025 DAILYLAW 153062 (ALL)

SHIVANKI DEVI AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO. AND 3 OTHERS

CRLP/6593/2025 · 2025-07-23

Brij Raj Singh, Sangeeta Chandra

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:42410-DB Court No. - 9 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 6593 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shivanki Devi And Another Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rahul Kumar,Ayush Gupta 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-opposite parties no.1 to 3 and perused the record. 2. By means of this writ petition, petitioners have prayed for issuance of mandamus commanding the opposite parties not to harass the petitioners and interfere in their peaceful married life. 3. Petitioners claim to have married each other of their own volition and also claim that on the date of their marriage i.e. 14.07.2025, they were of marriageable age. The marriage has been solemnized in a relative’s house. Petitioners have annexed Fifth Class marks-sheet and Aadhar Cards as Annexure No.2 in this regard as proof of age. Learned counsel for the petitioners further submits that petitioners are in the process of getting their marriage registered, which shall be done within a period of fifteen days. Learned counsel for petitioners 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 AGA, on the basis of oral instructions, says that till date no FIR has been lodged. 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. 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. 6. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. . (Brij Raj Singh, J.) (Sangeeta Chandra, J.) Order Date :- 23.7.2025 Rao/- Digitally signed by :- CHEBROLU SRINIVASA RAO High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench