2025:UHC:6799-DB 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL THE HON’BLE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. G. NARENDAR AND THE HON’BLE JUSTICE MR. ALOK MAHRA Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 830 of 2025 1st August, 2025 Julie and Another --Petitioners Versus State Of Uttarakhand and Others --Respondents ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Presence:- Mr. Faizan Ali, learned counsel for the petitioners. Mr. J.S. Virk, learned Deputy Advocate General with Mr. Rakesh 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 faith, 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 of petitioner no.1 are against this marriage, they are giving out threats to 2025:UHC:6799-DB 2 kill both the petitioners. Petitioners submit that they are facing stiff resistance, and they seriously apprehend threat to their life and limb from the family members of the first petitioner, and hence they are before this Court praying for protection. 3. The documents on record reveal that both the petitioners are major, and it is also submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the parties have performed marriage on 16.06.2025 at Dheer Mazra Hallu Mazra, Bhagwanpur, District Haridwar. 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 Vs 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 Bhagwanpur, District Haridwar 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 respondent, and such other persons, who are inimically placed 2025:UHC:6799-DB 3 towards the marriage of the petitioners, and counsel them, in accordance with law. 6. The writ petition stands ordered accordingly. (G. NARENDAR, C.J.) (ALOK MAHRA, J.) Dated: 01.08.2025 BS BALWANT SINGH Digitally signed by BALWANT SINGH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=fbbd191c8bdb8b16e8ca7937deaf72a17c 02fe2eacbf28cdf4ba7ce8640c5820, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=04E141DF4614F9A4D5F48346EB55 3DE5185F418755DC00A7A13C14A680C3FA90, cn=BALWANT SINGH Date: 2025.08.02 17:29:48 +05'30'