Smt. Shivani Devi and Another v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Home Lko. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashing of FIR; Case Crime No. 0138 of 2026; Sections 87 BNS; old Section 366 IPC; P.S. Phardhan; District Lakhimpur Kheri; marriage of petitioners no.1 and 2 on 12.05.2023; petitioners stated to be major; Article 21 Constitution of India; liberty with dignity; interim protection; no coercive steps till next date of listing; appearance before Investigating Officer on 27.05.2026; cooperation in investigation till police report; withdrawal of protection on application by prosecution or complainant; counter affidavit four weeks; rejoinder two weeks; notice to opposite party no.4; Criminal Misc. Writ Petition; Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; Abdul Moin J.; Pramod Kumar Srivastava J.; May 20, 2026.
What did the court decide?
Interim protection: till the next date of listing, no coercive steps shall be taken against the petitioners pursuant to the impugned F.I.R., conditional on petitioner No.1 appearing before the Investigating Officer on 27.05.2026 and the petitioners cooperating in the investigation till filing of the police report, failing which the interim protection may be withdrawn on application by the prosecution or the complainant; notice to opposite party No. 4; counter affidavit within four weeks and rejoinder, if any, within two weeks thereafter; matter to be listed thereafter.