Smt. Prasuna Pushpakar and Another v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Home Lko and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) criminal misc. writ petition, decided 17.6.2025 (Masoodi and Vidyarthi JJ.): married major couple sought protection mandamus citing Lata Singh (2006) 5 SCC 475; no F.I.R. lodged, so blanket protection refused and Lata Singh distinguished; liberty given to invoke S.154(2)/(3), S.156(3), S.200 Cr.P.C. / S.173(2)(3), S.175(3), S.223 B.N.S.S.; direction to register marriage under U.P. Marriage Registration Rules 2017; BNSS Chapter XIII vs CrPC Chapter XII; inter-se marriage protection; marriage registration.
What did the court decide?
Prayer for blanket police protection declined; writ petition disposed of with liberty to the petitioners, if threatened by family members, to resort to statutory remedies (S.154(2)/(3) and S.156(3) Cr.P.C., corresponding Ss.173(2)/(3) and 175(3) B.N.S.S.; complaint under S.200 Cr.P.C., corresponding S.223 B.N.S.S.), together with a direction to register the marriage under the Uttar Pradesh Marriage Registration Rules, 2017.