Puja and Another v. State of U.P. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, WRIT - C No. 12296 of 2026, decided April 1, 2026 by Sanjay Kumar Pachori, J. Interim order granting protection of life and liberty to petitioners (Puja and another) who allege threat after solemnizing their first marriage; online marriage registration pending; police directed to protect petitioners from violence/harassment including by Respondent No. 4 till next date; A.G.A. to seek instructions; listed fresh on 23.04.2026. Counsel: Ajatshatru Singh for petitioners; C.S.C./Ashwani Kumar Tripathi for the State.
What did the court decide?
Interim protection: police authorities directed to protect the petitioners from any threat to their lives and liberty, and from any act of violence or harassment by anyone/Respondent No. 4, till the next date of listing; learned A.G.A. to seek instructions in the meantime; case to be put up fresh on 23.04.2026.