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Rubeena Bano and Anr. v. Government of J and K and Ors. (Home)

J&K HC26 Dec 2025WP(C)/117/2025

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What is this about?

Free-will marriage; protection of life and liberty; apprehended threat from private respondents 6 to 8; police protection direction; reliance on Lata Singh v. State of UP (2006) 5 SCC 475; petitioners abandoned petition after interim directions of 16.01.2025; docket WP(C) 117/2025 with CM (252/2025); High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Srinagar; single Bench of Sanjeev Kumar, J.; disposed of on 26.12.2025.

What did the court decide?

Liberty to the petitioners to approach the concerned police station for protection if they apprehend threat to life and liberty; the police to consider any such request in the light of Lata Singh vs. State of UP and ors (2006) 5 SCC 475 and take requisite measures to safeguard their life and liberty. ¶4

Rubeena Bano and Anr. Vs Government of J and K and Ors. (Home) — J&K HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioners, who claim to have contracted marriage out of their own free will, are entitled to protection of their life and liberty against apprehended harm from respondents 6 to 8.

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Court's answer

The petition is disposed of by providing that if the petitioners apprehend a threat to their life and liberty, they are free to approach the concerned police station to seek requisite protection.

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Ratio / Principle

If such a request is made to the police, the police shall consider the grievance in the light of the Supreme Court's judgment in Lata Singh vs. State of UP and ors (2006) 5 SCC 475 and take requisite measures to ensure that the life and liberty of the petitioners is safeguarded.

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Key takeaways

Observation that the interim directions passed by the Court appear to have worked to the petitioners' advantage, and they have therefore decided to abandon the petition.obiter¶2

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ petition by a couple claiming to have contracted marriage out of their own free will and volition, seeking protection against apprehended harm to their life and liberty from private respondents 6 to 8. By interim order dated 16.01.2025 the Court had issued notice for objections and directed official respondents 1 to 5 not to interfere with the petitioners' liberty and to provide protection/assistance when approached. The case was listed twice thereafter, but the petitioners took no steps for service of the private respondents and, the Court observed, the interim directions having worked to their advantage, they decided to abandon the petition. Disposing of the petition, the Court held that the petitioners shall be free to approach the concerned police station to seek requisite protection if they apprehend any threat, and that the police shall consider such a request in the light of Lata Singh vs. State of UP and ors, (2006) 5 SCC 475, and take requisite measures to ensure that the petitioners' life and liberty is safeguarded.

Rubeena Bano and Anr. v. Government of J and K and Ors. (Home)

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