2025:UHC:4189-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. 537 of 2025 Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J. Hon’ble Subhash Upadhyay, J. Mr. Deep Chandra Joshi and Mr. Dharmesh Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioners. 2. Mr. J.P. Kandpal, learned Brief Holder for the State of Uttarakhand. 3. Petitioners have filed this writ petition for protection. According to them, they were in love for the last two years. As per the documents enclosed at page 22, they have married. As per the documents enclosed at page 22, both the petitioners are married and their marriage was solemnised on 19.05.2025. Both the petitioners have enclosed their Adhar Card with the writ petition. 4. Petitioners appeared before this Court. Petitioner no. 1 apprised the Court that she is resident of Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh while petitioner no.1 is resident of Bhagwanpur, District Haridwar. Both the petitioners are employee of a company namely Redix Stationery situated at Haridwar. Petitioner no. 1 also stated that she has studied upto High School, and further that her date of birth is 07.11.1997. The High School Certificate enclosed as Annexure-2 to the writ petition 2025:UHC:4189-DB corroborates the said statement regarding the date of birth. 5. Learned State Counsel submits that since both the petitioners claim to have married as per Hindu Rites and Customs, therefore, he has no objection, if protection is granted to them. 6. 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 475, we are inclined to grant protection to the petitioners. 7. Accordingly, writ petition is disposed of with direction to the Station House Officer, P.S. Bhagwanpur, 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. 8. Let a certified copy of this order be issued today itself. (Subhash Upadhyay, .J.) (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, .J.) 02.06.2025 Kaushal/Anand 2025:UHC:4189-DB