Pratishtha & Anr. v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) & Anr.

Delhi HC5 May 2026W.P.(CRL)/1463/2026

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What is this about?

W.P.(CRL) 1463/2026, High Court of Delhi, decided 05.05.2026 by Dr. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma. Protection of life and liberty writ by a couple married of their own free will on 05.12.2025 at Arya Samaj Vivah Sthal Trust, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi, facing opposition from petitioner no. 1's family on account of caste differences; apprehension of false kidnapping cases and threat of injury or killing by respondent no. 2 and relatives; directions for exchange of contact numbers with SHO and Beat Constable and assistance as per law; order clarified as no reflection on merits; petition disposed of.

What did the court decide?

Exchange of contact numbers between the petitioners and the concerned SHO and Beat Constable, with the concerned officers to provide necessary assistance as per law in case the need so arises. ¶¶30

Pratishtha & Anr. Vs State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) & Anr. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Exchange of contact numbers between the petitioners and the concerned SHO and Beat Constable, with the concerned officers to provide necessary assistance as per law in case the need so arises.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the Court should direct respondent no. 1 (State) to provide adequate protection to the petitioners from respondent no. 2 and their relatives, in view of the petitioners' apprehensions to their life and liberty following their marriage of choice, including apprehended false kidnapping cases and risk of injury or death.

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Court's answer

The Court held that the right to life and liberty is a cherished Fundamental Right guaranteed by the Constitution of India and that the present case merits careful indulgence of the Court in ensuring the same.

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Ratio / Principle

The Court directed the petitioners to provide their contact number to the concerned SHO and Beat Constable, and directed the concerned officers to provide the contact numbers of the Beat Constable and SHO concerned to the petitioners and to provide necessary assistance as per law in case the need so arises.

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Key takeaways

The Court clarified that the order will not be considered as any reflection on the merit of any dispute pending between the parties.obiter¶¶29

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Delhi (Dr. Swarana Kanta Sharma, J.) — W.P.(CRL) 1463/2026, disposed of on 05.05.2026. Petitioner nos. 1 and 2, well acquainted with each other, married of their own free will, without force, coercion or threat, on 05.12.2025 at Arya Samaj Vivah Sthal Trust (Regd.), Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi; petitioner no. 1's parents and relatives opposed the marriage on account of caste differences. Seeking protection of life and liberty, the petitioners prayed for a direction to respondent no. 1 (State/NCT of Delhi) for adequate protection from respondent no. 2 and relatives, citing reasonable apprehensions that false kidnapping cases regarding petitioner no. 1 may be filed against petitioner no. 2, and that the petitioners and petitioner no. 2's family members may be injured or killed. Noting that the right to life and liberty is a cherished Fundamental Right guaranteed by the Constitution of India, the Court directed the petitioners to share their contact number with the concerned SHO and Beat Constable and vice versa, with necessary assistance as per law if the need arises; clarified that the order is not a reflection on the merit of any pending dispute; counsel for the petitioners expressed satisfaction and the petition was disposed of. Exemption application CRL.M.A. 14090/2026 allowed and disposed of.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(CRL) 1463/2026

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PRATISHTHA & ANR. .....Petitioners

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Through: Mr. Harish Kohli, Advocate along with petitioners-in-person.

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versus

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STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) & ANR. .....Respondents

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Through: Mr. Anand V. Khatri, ASC for the State with SI Parmender Kumar, P.S. Nihal.

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CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

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O R D E R

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% 05.05.2026

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CRL.M.A. 14090/2026 (exemption)

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Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

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Application stands disposed of.

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W.P.(CRL) 1463/2026

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By way of this writ petition, the petitioners seek issuance of direction to respondent no. 1 to provide adequate protection to the petitioners, from respondent no. 2 and their relatives in the interest of justice.

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Issue notice. The learned ASC accepts notice on behalf of the State.

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This Court has heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned Additional Standing Counsel for State/respondent no. 1.

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In the present case, the petitioner no. 1 and petitioner no. 2 were well

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 06/05/2026 at 13:16:59

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acquainted to each other and, due to their close relationship, decided to marry each other. However, the parents and relatives of petitioner no. 1 had opposed the marriage on account of caste differences. The petitioner no. 1 and petitioner no. 2 solemnized their marriage on 05.12.2025 at Arya Samaj Vivah Sthal Trust (Regd.), 1^st Floor Rajinder Market, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi, out of their own free will, without any force, coercion, and threat. It is stated that marriage of the petitioner was not accepted by the family of petitioner no. 1. It is further stated that there are reasonable apprehensions that respondent no. 2 and their relatives may file false cases about the kidnapping of the petitoner no. 1 against the petitioner no. 2 and may cause injury or may kill both the petitioners and family members of petitioner no. 2.

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This Court notes that the petitioners have inter alia prayed for protection of their life from the respondent no. 2. The right to life and liberty is a cherished Fundamental Right guaranteed by the Constitution of India and the present case merits a careful indulgence of this Court in ensuring the same.

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Keeping in view the sensitivity of the present matter and the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioners, the petitioners are directed to provide their contact number to the concerned SHO and Beat Constable, and the concerned officers are also directed to provide the contact numbers of Beat Constable and SHO concerned to the petitioners, and provide necessary assistance as per law in case the need so arises.

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In view of the above, the learned counsel for the petitioners state that he is satisfied with the above arrangement.

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It is clarified that this order will not be considered as any reflection on

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 06/05/2026 at 13:16:59

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the merit of any dispute, pending between the parties.

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Accordingly, the present petition stands disposed of.

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The order be uploaded on the website forthwith.

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DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J

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MAY 05, 2026/zp/gj

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This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 06/05/2026 at 13:16:59

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