Smt. Palak Alias Reshu and Another v. State of U.P. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Short interim protection order, Allahabad High Court, WRIT - C 42357/2025 (Vivek Kumar Singh, J., 02.12.2025). Self-arranged married petitioners allege life threat from respondent no.4; SP Kannauj (respondent no.2) instructed to prevent harassment by respondent no.4 and family till next listing 18.12.2025; State counsel (Addl. Chief Standing Counsel Ashwani Kumar Tripathi) claims petitioner no.2 privately employed at New Delhi, no threat in U.P., granted two weeks for instructions. Keywords: police protection, harassment prevention, marriage of own will, Kannauj, interim directive, fresh case 18.12.2025. No statutes or case-law citations; single-judge bench; matter unresolved/adjourned.
What did the court decide?
Interim relief: respondent no.2, Superintendent of Police, District Kannauj, directed to ensure no harassment is caused to the petitioners at the behest of respondent no.4 and his family members until the next date of listing (18.12.2025); two weeks' time granted to the Additional Chief Standing Counsel to obtain instructions; final adjudication deferred.