Petitioners sought police protection against harassment by parents following a major's inter-caste marriage. The court found no case for interference and dismissed the petition.
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S. B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 2289/2016 Bhavana Kumari & Anr. Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors.
Date of Order : 26/02/2016
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANGEET LODHA
Mr. Ravi Panwar, for the petitioners.
“This is a free and democratic country, and once a person becomes a major he or she can marry whosoever he/she likes. If the parents of the boy or girl do not approve of such inter- caste or inter-religious marriage
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the maximum they can do is that they can cut off social relations with the son or the daughter, but they cannot give threats or commit or instigate acts of violence and cannot harass the person who undergoes such i ntercaste or inter-religious marriage. We, therefore, direct that the administration/police authorities throughout the country will see to it that if any boy or girl who is a major undergoes inter-caste or interreligious marriage with a woman or man who is a major, the couple are not harassed by any one nor subjected to threats or acts of violence, and any one who gives such threats or harass or commits acts of violence either himself or at his instigation, is taken to task by instituting criminal proceedings by the police against such persons and further stern action is taken against such persons as provided by law.”
(SANGEET LODHA), J.
rp 283
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Lata Singh vs. State of U.PReferred¶7
Lata Singh vs. State of U.P reported in 2006 Cr.L.J. 3312
Bhavana Kumari & Anr.
State of Rajasthan & Ors.
Sangeet Lodha
As recorded by the court registry
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