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. 204 of 2026 Hon’ble Alok Mahra, J. Ms. Prabha Naithani, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. B.N. Maulakhi, learned D.A.G. for the State. 2. Both the petitioners are present before this Court. 3. It is submitted that both the petitioners belong to different faith and both are major. Petitioner no. 1 Moni Kaur is 29 years of age and petitioner no. 2 Pushpraj is 35 years of age; 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 the first petitioner are against this marriage, they are giving out threats to 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. 4. The documents on record reveal that both the petitioners are majors, and it is also submitted by the counsel for the petitioners that the both the petitioners want to marry each other according to Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. 5. 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. 6. The Station House Officer, Police Station Laksar, 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 respondents, and such other persons, who are inimically placed towards the marriage of the petitioners, and counsel them, in accordance with law. 7. The writ petition stands ordered accordingly. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall stand closed. (Alok Mahra, J.) Vacation Judge 22.01.2026 Ujjwal