2025:UHC:1690-DB 1 HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. G. NARENDAR AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHISH NAITHANI 11TH MARCH, 2025 WRIT PETITION (CRL) NO. 89 OF 2025 Shivani Rani& another …...Petitioners Versus State of Uttarakhand and others …….Respondents Counsel for the Petitioners : Mr. Mani Kumar, learned counsel. Counsel for the State : Mr. J.S. Virk, learned Deputy Advocate General with Mr. R.K. Joshi, learned Brief Holder for the State. JUDGMENT :(per Mr. G. Narendar, C.J.) Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, and learned Deputy Advocate General for the State of Uttarakhand. 2. It is submitted that both the petitioners belong to the same community, and that the petitioners developed a liking for each other, which has ended in marriage, and now both the petitioners are living together. Since the family members and others relatives of the first petitioner are against this marriage, they are giving out threats to kill both the petitioners. Petitioners submit that they are facing stiff resistance, and theyseriously apprehend threat to their life and limb from the family and other relatives of the first petitioner, and hence they are before this Court 2025:UHC:1690-DB 2 praying for protection. 3. The documents on record reveal that both the petitioners are majors, and it is also submitted by the learned Deputy Advocate General for the State that the parties have performed their marriage on 13.12.2024, which fact is also evident from the marriage certificate issued by the Arya Samaj Temple dated 13.12.2024. 4. In that view of the matter, and in view of the ruling of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Lata Singh v. State of U.P. and another, (2006) 5 SCC 475 , the petitioners have made out a case for grant of protection. 5. The Station House Officer, Police Station Kashipur, District Udham Singh Nagar is directed to assess the threat, if any, to the life and limb of the petitioners, and provide necessary protection, if it is found that there is a threat to the life and limb of the petitioners. The SHO is further directed to summon the private respondents, and such other persons, who are inimically placed towards themarriage of the petitioners, and counsel them, in accordance with law. 2025:UHC:1690-DB 3 6. The Writ Petition stands ordered accordingly. 7. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall stand closed. ________________ G. NARENDAR, C.J. _____________________ ASHISH NAITHANI, J. Dt: 11th March, 2025 NISHANT