Sonam Kumari and Another v. State of Uttar Pradesh and 3 Others

Allahabad HC19 Jan 2026CRLP/839/2026

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What is this about?

Interim protection from arrest; quashing of FIR writ petition; major girl aged about 21 years; relationship by free will and consent; Sections 137(2) and 87, BNS 2023; Case Crime No. 0456 of 2025; P.S. New Agra, District Agra; notice to respondent No. 4; counter affidavit and rejoinder; listed on 20.3.2026; Allahabad High Court; Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 839 of 2026; Rajiv Gupta, J.; Achal Sachdev, J.; interim order, matter pending.

What did the court decide?

Interim protection from arrest: petitioners not to be arrested in pursuance of the impugned FIR dated 31.12.2025 till the next date (20.3.2026); notice to respondent No. 4 returnable within four weeks; counter affidavit by learned AGA within that period; rejoinder, if any, within one week thereafter; matter pending. ¶¶17

Sonam Kumari and Another vs State of Uttar Pradesh and 3 Others — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether the impugned first information report dated 31.12.2025 (Case Crime No. 0456 of 2025, under Sections 137(2) and 87, BNS 2023, P.S. New Agra, District Agra) qua the petitioners is liable to be quashed, on the submission that petitioner No. 1 is a major aged about 21 years who went with petitioner No. 2 out of her own free will and consent.

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Court's answer

Interim protection: the Court found the matter requires consideration, issued notice to respondent No. 4 returnable within four weeks (counter affidavit by learned AGA within that period, rejoinder within one week thereafter), and directed that till the next date of listing (20.3.2026) the petitioners shall not be arrested in pursuance of the impugned FIR dated 31.12.2025 (Case Crime No. 0456 of 2025). No final decision on quashing.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Rajiv Gupta and Achal Sachdev, JJ.), Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 839 of 2026, order dated January 19, 2026 — Petitioners sought quashing of FIR dated 31.12.2025 (Case Crime No. 0456 of 2025, under Section 137(2), 87 BNS, 2023, P.S. New Agra, District Agra) on the submission that petitioner No. 1, a major girl aged about 21 years, had gone with petitioner No. 2 out of her own free will and consent and no offence was disclosed against the petitioners. The Court held the matter requires consideration, issued notice to respondent No. 4 returnable within four weeks, permitted counter affidavit by learned AGA and rejoinder thereafter, and directed that till the next date of listing (20.3.2026) the petitioners shall not be arrested in pursuance of the impugned FIR. Interim protection from arrest only; no final decision on quashing.

Sonam Kumari and Another v. State of Uttar Pradesh and 3 Others

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