Anand and Another v. State of U.P. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court Criminal Revision (CRLR) No. 6936 of 2025, decided 03-11-2025 by Abdul Shahid, J.; Anand and Another (revisionists, counsel Dinesh Kumar Gupta) versus State of U.P. and Another (counsel G.A.); FIR dated 24.07.2018 for incident of 21.07.2018 under Sections 363 and 506 IPC and Sections 9 and 10 of Prohibition of Child Marriage Act against 6 accused; charge-sheet under Sections 9, 10, 11 of Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006; alleged child marriage; contention that no Saptpadi (phere) was performed so no marriage took place; complainant's Section 161 Cr.P.C. statement; disputed question of fact left to trial court (ACJM, Hapur, Criminal Case No. 2148 of 2019); no illegality or irregularity in impugned order dated 22.8.2025; revision dismissed.
What did the court decide?
Whether the marriage took place is a disputed question of fact which cannot be decided by this Court at this stage; it would be decided by the trial court, after collecting and appraisal of the evidences.