2025:UHC:3339-DB SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPCRL No. 400 of 2025 Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J. Hon’ble Vivek Bharti Sharma, J. Mr. Bilal Ahmed, Advocate for the petitioners. 2. Mr. J.S. Virk, Deputy Advocate General with Mr. Rakesh Joshi, Brief Holder for the State of Uttarakhand. 3. Petitioners have approached this Court for protection. According to them, they got married against the wish of parents of petitioner no. 1, therefore, they are unhappy and are extending threat to them. 4. As per the documents enclosed with the writ petition, both the petitioners are major. Date of marriage is mentioned as 25.04.2025 in paragraph no. 9 of the writ petition. The certificate issued by priest of a temple is enclosed as Annexure-9 to the writ petition, in support of petitioners’ claim for marriage. 5. Both the petitioners are physically present in Court. Petitioner no. 2 made a statement that he is residing at Manglour, District Haridwar since last six months, as he is employed there. 6. Learned State Counsel submits that both the petitioners are resident of Ludhiana (Punjab), therefore, they are not entitled for protection from this Court. 7. Since both the petitioners are major and they are living together with their own free will, therefore, in view of the law laid down by Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Lata Singh Vs. State of U.P. and Another; 2006 (5) SCC 2025:UHC:3339-DB 475, we are inclined to grant protection to the petitioners. 8. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with direction to the Station House Officer, Police Station Manglaur, District Haridwar to provide protection to petitioners for a period of 6 weeks to ensure that no harm is caused to them by private respondents or any other person acting at their behest. Upon expiry of 6 weeks, the SHO concerned shall make fresh assessment of threat perception of petitioners and take such steps, as are felt necessary. 9. Let a certified copy of this order be issued today itself. (Vivek Bharti Sharma, J.) (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.) 01.05.2025 Navin NAVEEN CHANDRA Digitally signed by NAVEEN CHANDRA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=3be23325146e76a0642bdf4943fb9046f487df0 06da82a131bb4e4403d3c0a15, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=18167EEFB5CA8CFFD421A103819DA875 643AF56D653D095C6ED9A86DAAB21CE5, cn=NAVEEN CHANDRA Date: 2025.05.01 13:48:41 -07'00' 2025:UHC:3339-DB