UKHC010126462026 2026:UHC:6070 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPCRL/1392/2026 Shristi Chaudhary and Another --Petitioners Versus State Of Uttarakhand --Respondent Hon'ble Alok Mahra, J. Mr. Ravi Bisht, learned counsel for the petitioners. Mr. Nikhil Bisht, learned Brief Holder for the State of Uttarakhand. 2. The petitioners have approached this Court seeking the following relief: "i. To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing respondent nos. 1, 2 and 3 to provide police protection to the petitioners from respondent nos. 4 and 5." 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that both the petitioners are major and have solemnized their marriage on 14.07.2026. It is further submitted that their marriage has been registered under Rule 7(i)(g) of the Uniform Civil Code Rules, Uttarakhand, 2025 on 17.07.2026, and a copy of the marriage registration certificate has been annexed as Annexure No. 3 to the writ petition. Learned counsel for the petitioners further submits that the petitioners apprehend a threat to their life and personal liberty at the hands of respondent nos. 4 and 5. Accordingly, they seek appropriate directions for protection of their life and personal liberty. 4. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and upon consideration of the material available on record, this Court, in the light of the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Lata Singh v. State of U.P. and Another, is of the prima facie opinion that the petitioners have made out a case for protection of their life and personal liberty guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. UKHC010126462026 2026:UHC:6070 5. Accordingly, the Station House Officer, Police Station Rudrapur, District Udham Singh Nagar, is directed to assess the threat perception, if any, to the life and personal liberty of the petitioners. In the event any genuine threat is found to exist, adequate protection shall be provided to the petitioners strictly in accordance with law. The Station House Officer shall also summon respondent nos. 4 and 5, as well as any other person found to be interfering with or threatening the petitioners, and counsel them to maintain peace and refrain from taking the law into their own hands. 6. Accordingly, the present Criminal Writ Petition stands disposed of. (Alok Mahra, J.) 20-07-2026 SB SHIKSHA BINJOLA Digitally signed by SHIKSHA BINJOLA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=3410ef86ae41ec9fbabcd5dba6b3a2c24b5aa08b09c12f2182 2fbd40bf639b1c, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=FD80A2D028949381C52796A542D7FF0A9BED00E67B 5283D205F18FE29BDF5DD9, cn=SHIKSHA BINJOLA Date: 2026.07.20 18:53:17 +05'30'