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Zoyfa v. State of Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand HC6 Jul 2026WPCRL/1248/2026

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What is this about?

Adult same-faith couple; love marriage; Nikah solemnized 01.07.2026; marriage registration under UCC; threats to kill from family members of petitioner no. 1; writ of mandamus for police protection; Lata Singh v. State of U.P., (2006) 5 SCC 475 relied on; S.H.O. Police Station Kichha, District Udham Singh Nagar; assessment of threat and counselling of private respondents; writ petition allowed.

What did the court decide?

Mandamus for protection granted: S.H.O., Police Station Kichha, District Udham Singh Nagar directed to assess any threat to the petitioners' life and limb and provide necessary protection, and to summon and counsel the private respondents and other persons inimically placed towards the marriage; writ petition ordered accordingly. ¶9

Zoyfa Vs State of Uttarakhand — Uttarakhand HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioners, a married adult couple allegedly facing threats to their life and limb from the family members of petitioner no. 1, are entitled to police protection so as to live their marital life peacefully and secure their liberty.

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Court's answer

The documents on record reveal that both the petitioners are majors.

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Ratio / Principle

The parties have married each other as per Muslim rites and rituals; per learned counsel, their Nikah was solemnized on 01.07.2026 and they will shortly register the marriage under the UCC.

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Key takeaways

In view of the ruling of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Lata Singh v. State of U.P. and another, (2006) 5 SCC 475, the petitioners have made out a case for grant of protection.ratio¶7
The Station House Officer, Police Station Kichha, District Udham Singh Nagar is directed to assess the threat, if any, to the life and limb of the petitioners and provide necessary protection if a threat to their life and limb is found.ratio¶8
The S.H.O. concerned is further directed to summon the private respondents and such other persons who are inimically placed towards the marriage of the petitioners, and counsel them in accordance with law.ratio

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Protection writ petition (WPCRL/1248/2026, Uttarakhand High Court, Alok Mahra, J., decided 06.07.2026): Zoyfa and another, both majors and belonging to the same faith, married as per Muslim rites and rituals (Nikah solemnized on 01.07.2026, with registration under the UCC to follow), sought police protection alleging that the family members of petitioner no. 1, opposed to the marriage, were giving threats to kill both petitioners. Relying on Lata Singh v. State of U.P. and another, (2006) 5 SCC 475, the Court held that the petitioners had made out a case for grant of protection and directed the Station House Officer, Police Station Kichha, District Udham Singh Nagar to assess the threat to the petitioners' life and limb and provide necessary protection, and further to summon the private respondents and other persons inimically placed towards the marriage and counsel them in accordance with law. The writ petition stood ordered accordingly.

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SL. No.	Date	Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures	COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS
			WPCRL/1248/2026 Zoyfa and Another --Petitioners Versus State Of Uttarakhand And Others --Respondents Hon’ble Alok Mahra, J. Mr. Mohit Kumar Kashyap, Mr. Anuj Singh Kunjwal and Mr. Mohd. Imran, Advocates for the petitioners.
			2. Mr. Dinesh Chauhan, A.G.A. for the State.
			3. Petitioners have approached this Court seeking the following reliefs: “a) To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent nos. 2 and 3 to give Police protection to the petitioners so that they may spent their marital life peacefully and liberty of the petitioners may also be secured. 4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that both the petitioners belong to the same faith, and that the petitioners developed a liking for each other, which has ended in love, and their Nikah was solemnized on 01.07.2026 and shortly they will get their marriage registered under the UCC.
			5. Since the family members of petitioner no. 1 are against this marriage, they are giving out threats to kill both the petitioners. Petitioners submit that they

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are facing stiff resistance, and they
seriously apprehend threat to their life
and limb from their family members, and
hence they are before this Court praying for protection.
6. The documents on record reveal that
both the petitioners are majors, and it is
also submitted by the counsel for the
petitioners that the parties have married
each other as per Muslim Rites and Rituals.
7. In that view of the matter, and in view of the ruling of the Hon'ble Supreme
Court in the case of Lata Singh Vs State of U.P. and another, (2006) 5 SCC 475, the petitioners have made out a case for grant of protection.
8. The Station House Officer, Police
Station Kichha, District Udham Singh
Nagar is directed to assess the threat, if any, to the life and limb of the petitioners,
and provide necessary protection, if it is found that there is a threat to the life and limb of the petitioners. The S.H.O.
concerned is further directed to summon
the private respondents, and such other persons, who are inimically placed towards the marriage of the petitioners, and counsel them, in accordance with law.
9. The writ petition stands ordered accordingly. (Alok Mahra J.) 06.07.2026 Ujjwal

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