Smt. Sonam and Another v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Home Lko. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Protection of voluntary/adult marriage against police harassment; writ of mandamus; marriageable age; marriage dated 19.12.2024 with Arya Samaj Shivpuri Kamta, Chinhat, Lucknow certificate; no F.I.R. against petitioners; conditional police non-interference directive; age and validity of marriage expressly left open/unadjudicated; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, Court No. 10; CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. 21 of 2025; neutral citation 2025:AHC-LKO:839-DB; petitioners Smt. Sonam and another; respondents State of U.P. (Prin. Secy., Home Deptt.) and 3 others; counsel Upendra Prakash Pathak and Pooja Yadav (petitioners), G.A. (State); bench Vivek Chaudhary, J. and Om Prakash Shukla, J.; order dated 7.1.2025; disposition: disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with a conditional direction that, if the petitioners have married each other and are living together, were of marriageable age on the date of their marriage and are not wanted in any criminal case, the police shall not unnecessarily interfere in their peaceful married life; the Court did not adjudicate the petitioners' age or the veracity/validity of the alleged marriage.