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Sehrish Sultan and Anr. v. Union Territory through Director General of Police and Ors. (Home)

J&K HC5 May 2025WP(C)/923/2025

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Married couple sought police protection from relatives opposing their marriage of choice. Court noted persons attaining majority may marry freely and police is duty bound to protect them, but disposed of the writ directing respondents to consider protection if approached, expressing no opinion on marriage validity.

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Sehrish Sultan and Anr. Vs Union Territory… — Constitutional and Fundamental Rights | J&K HC (2025)

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S. No. 10 Regular Cause List IN THE HIGH C0URT 0F JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR

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WP (C) 923/2025

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SEHRISH SULTAN AND ANR.

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…Appellant/Petitioner(s)

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Through: Ms. Saba Gulzar, Adv.

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Vs.

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UT TH. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE AND ORS.

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...Respondent(s)

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Through: Mr. Illyas Laway, GA

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CORAM:

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HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE WASIM SADIQ NARGAL, JUDGE

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ORDER 05.05.2025

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The petitioners seek a direction to official respondents to provide them the police protection as they apprehend danger to their lives from respondents 5 to 11. It is submitted that the petitioners are major and out of their free will they got married. Copy of Nikahnama has been placed on record. They submit that since they have contracted the marriage against the wishes of respondents 5 to 11, as such, they are facing harassment at their hands. Petitioner no. 1 in support of her date of birth has placed on record Birth certificate issued by the school authorities.

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Learned counsel for the petitioners refers to the decision of the Supreme Court in Lata Singh v. State of U.P. and anr., 2006 (5) SCC 475 , and submits that in absence of there being any legal impediment, the petitioners are entitled to marry according to their choice and the official respondents are duty bound to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners.

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Any person having attained the age of majority is entitled to contract the marriage as per his/her wishes and the police department is duty bound to protect the life and liberty, if approached. However, it appears that the petitioners have not ever approached the official respondents for their indulgence in the matter for providing protection to them.

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In this view of the matter, this petition is disposed of, at this stage, by providing that the official respondents shall look into the grievance of the petitioners for providing them adequate security and to ensure that nobody interferes in their married life, if they approach them. It is made clear that no

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opinion has been expressed with regard to the validity of their marriage.

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The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of.

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(WASIM SADIQ NARGAL) JUDGE

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SRINAGAR 05.05.2025 Sakeena

Sehrish Sultan and Anr. v. Union Territory through Director General of Police and Ors. (Home)

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