Research › Search › Judgment

Allahabad High Court · body

2025 DAILYLAW 82269 (ALL)

SMT. SANJU @ ANJUM AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

WRIC/26159/2025 · 2025-08-19

Saurabh Srivastava

body2025

Judgment text

Extracted from the PDF above. The PDF is authoritative.

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:142642 Court No. - 77 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 26159 of 2025 Petitioner :- Smt. Sanju @ Anjum And Another Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Sudhir Kumar Tripathi Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Saurabh Srivastava,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioners and learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents. 2. By way of the present writ petition, a direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents not to interfere in peaceful live-in life of petitioners, has been sought. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that petitioner no.1 is a major and belongs to Hindu Community and petitioner no.2 is also a major and belongs to Muslim Community and when they decided to solemnize their marriage, they were threatened by respondent no.4 since they belong to different communities. Learned counsel for petitioners further submitted that in pursuance of the hindrances being created by respondent no.4 in respect of conversion as well as registration of their marriage, petitioners moved a representation before Superintendent of Police, Sambhal but no heed has been paid, hence this petition. 4. Considering the threat perception and circumstances as demonstrated by learned counsel for the petitioners, Senior Superintendent of Police, Gorakhpur is hereby directed to provide a mobile number to both the petitioners which may be received by an officer not below the rank of Sub-Inspector of concerned police station, so that in case of any urgency or emergency, the same may be dialed by either of the petitioners for apprising any urgency or emergency arises for calling that officer. 5. Specific instructions be issued to officer concerned deputed by Senior Superintendent of Police, Gorakhpur to respond the call as and when made by either of the petitioners by way of taking all measures for protecting and safeguarding their liberty from any anti-social elements or other family members of either of the petitioners. 6. The above mentioned protection shall be operative only for three months from today and thereafter assessing the circumstances and security threat, if available, the decision will be taken by Senior Superintendent of Police, Gorakhpur either to extend the same or to stop and the same shall be intimated to the petitioners. 7. Meanwhile, petitioners are directed to take steps in respect of conversion as well as registration of their marriage. 8. The writ petition stands disposed of accordingly. 9. Learned Standing Counsel is hereby directed to ensure service of this order upon Senior Superintendent of Police, Gorakhpur forthwith for necessary compliance. Order Date :- 20.8.2025 Rakesh Digitally signed by :- RAKESH SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad