Smt. Sheetal and Another v. State of U.P. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Interim no-arrest protection for a couple pleading a consensual/free-will marriage; writ petition admitted, notice issued. Keywords: consensual marriage writ petition; Arya Samaj Mandir Trust Faridabad marriage 07.10.2024; marriage certificate; first petitioner aged 20 years high school certificate; interim stay of arrest until further orders; Case Crime No. 439 of 2024; Section 87 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023; Police Station Jait; District Mathura; investigation to continue to logical conclusion; Registrar (Compliance) communication within 48 hours via Chief Judicial Magistrate; counter affidavit three weeks; R.P.A.D. service; listed 08.07.2025; Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 11546 of 2025; Criminal Misc. Stay Application No. 1 of 2025; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad; order dated 3.6.2025.
What did the court decide?
Interim protection until further orders: petitioners not to be arrested in connection with Case Crime No. 439 of 2024 under Section 87 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Police Station- Jait, District- Mathura), while further investigation may continue to its logical conclusion; writ petition admitted and notice issued; counter affidavit by the Additional Government Advocate within three weeks; service of respondent no. 4 by R.P.A.D. within a week; interim order to be communicated to the SSP and SHO, Mathura through the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mathura within 48 hours; matter listed for orders on 08.07.2025.