Shabista Bano and Another Vs State of U.P. and 3 Others

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:133246

Court No. - 77

Case :- WRIT - C No. - 19862 of 2025

Petitioner :- Shabista Bano And Another Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Mahesh Chandra Maurya,Santosh Kr. Singh Paliwal Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.

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Hon'ble Saurabh Srivastava,J.

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Heard learned counsel for petitioners and learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents. Supplementary affidavit preferred on behalf of petitioners is taken on record.

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By way of the present writ petition, a direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents not to interfere in peaceful marital life of petitioners, has been sought.

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Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that both the petitioners are major and have solemnized marriage with each other of their own freewill according to Muslim Rites and Custom on 06.06.2025 and they have also applied online on dated 08.07.2025 seeking registration of their marriage, and for that they are being threatened and harassed by respondent no.4 with the collusion of local police.

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Per contra, learned Standing Counsel vehemently opposed the prayer sought through the instant petition by way of submitting that it is true that both the petitioners are major and have solemnized marriage which has also been applied for online registration, but at the same time, it has been submitted that if the concerned police authorities are not paying any heed towards the grievances of petitioners, they may approach the learned court concerned by way of filing application under Section 175(3) BNSS for seeking direction in favour of concerned police authorities for lodging FIR against respondent no.4 in pursuance of the threats which are being given by respondent no.4 to the petitioners.

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A precise query has been made before learned counsel for petitioners that whether any application under Section 175(3) BNSS for seeking direction in favour of concerned police authorities for lodging FIR against respondent no.4, has been

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preferred, in reply to the same, learned counsel for petitioners fairly contended that no such application has ever been preferred.

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After having the rival contentions raised by learned counsel for parties as well as perusal of the records, it is observed that no specific application in shape of information preferred before the concerned police authorities for lodging any FIR against any illegal conduct carried out by the private respondent, if that be so, and no heed has ever been paid by the concerned police authorities, there is no specific averment available in the petition that any case has been instituted in pursuance to Section 175(3) of BNSS.

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In view thereof, the present petition stands disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to approach the concerned police authorities by way of preferring specific application for lodging FIR against any illegal conduct carried out by the private respondent.

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Superintendent of Police/Senior Superintendent of Police, Mau shall ensure that petitioners will not be harassed by local police in connection with the marriage solemnized by them.

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Learned Standing Counsel shall intimate this order to Superintendent of Police/Senior Superintendent of Police, Mau for necessary compliance.

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Order Date :- 6.8.2025 Saif

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Digitally signed by :- SHAIKH SAIF ABDIN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

Shabista Bano and Another v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

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