Kajal and Another v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashing of FIR; interim protection; arrest stay; newly married couple; marriage not accepted by family; petitioner no. 1 minor-major question; School Leaving Certificate DOB 01.01.2007; marriage dated 27.01.2025 Arya Samaj Lucknow; FIR No. 011/2025 P.S. Aalapur Ambedkar Nagar dated 16.01.2025; sections 137(2), 87, 352, 351(3) BNS 2023; Section 173(2) CrPC police report; Section 161 CrPC / Section 180 BNSS statement; Section 164 CrPC / Section 183 BNSS statement; Criminal Miscellaneous Writ Petition 888 of 2025; Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; Sangeeta Chandra J.; Shree Prakash Singh J.; order dated 31.1.2025; listed 18.03.2025.
What did the court decide?
Interim order (petition pending, no final adjudication on merits): (a) arrest of petitioner No. 2 in pursuance of the impugned F.I.R. No. 011/2025 stayed till the next date of listing (18.03.2025) or till submission of a police report under Section 173(2) Cr.P.C., whichever is earlier, subject to full cooperation with the investigation; (b) petitioner no. 2 directed to produce petitioner no. 1 before the Investigating Officer for recording her statement under Section 161 Cr.P.C. (Section 180 BNSS) and before the Magistrate concerned for her statement under Section 164 Cr.P.C. (Section 183 BNSS) as expeditiously as possible; (c) no fresh notices to respondents no. 1 to 3 (A.G.A. appeared); notice issued to respondent no. 4 returnable at an early date, steps within a week; (d) counter affidavit within four weeks, rejoinder within two weeks thereafter; (e) case listed on 18.03.2025.