Smt. Pooja and Another v. State of U.P. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
The court treated the petitioners as adult persons living together by their own free will and directed that no relative or other person should interfere with their peaceful married life. It directed the concerned police authorities to provide immediate protection if interference occurred. The petitioners were given two months to register their marriage, failing which the protection would automatically lapse. The court expressly made no determination regarding the validity of the marriage.
What did the court decide?
The respondents were directed not to interfere with the petitioners’ peaceful married life, and the concerned police authorities were directed to provide immediate protection if interference occurred. The petitioners were directed to register their marriage within two months, failing which the protection would lapse.