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2025 DAILYLAW 86117 (ALL)

MANISHA BHARTI AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

CRLP/18534/2025 · 2025-08-22

Santosh Rai, Siddharth

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:145608-DB Court No. - 47 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 18534 of 2025 Petitioner :- Manisha Bharti And Another Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ashwani Kumar,Nirmal Kumar Kundan Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Siddharth,J. Hon'ble Santosh Rai,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.G.A for the State. 2. The writ petition seeks quashing of the F.I.R. dated 16.11.2023 giving rise to Case Crime No. 0382/2023, under Sections-363 of I.P.C., and section 3(2)(va) of S.C./S.T. Act, Police Station- Nautanwa, District- Maharajganj, 3. The petitioners belong to different faith. As yet their marriage has not been registered under the Special Marriage Act. They have applied for the same. The petition is barred by the Provisions of Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021. 4. In view of the above, the petition is dismissed with liberty to petitioner to approach this Court again after registration of their marriage. Order Date :- 23.8.2025 Abhishek (Santosh Rai,J.) ( Siddharth,J.) Digitally signed by :- ABHISHEK YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- ABHISHEK YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad