Shabnam Ansari And Others. ... vs State Of Uttarakhand And Another
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Shabnam Ansari And Others. ... vs State Of Uttarakhand And Another on 30 April, 2024

     IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND
                AT NAINITAL
                     MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI, C.J.
                                AND
                      MR. RAKESH THAPLIYAL, J.

                          30TH APRIL, 2024
     WRIT PETITION (CRL) NO. 422 OF 2024
Shabnam Ansari and others.       .......Petitioners

Versus

State of Uttarakhand and another. ..............Respondents


Counsel for the petitioners       :   Mr. Kishore Rai, learned counsel.


Counsel for the respondents       :   Mr. Mr. Rakesh Joshi, learned Brief
                                      Holder for the State.




Upon hearing the learned Counsel, the Court
made the following


JUDGMENT :

(per: Ms. Ritu Bahri, C.J.)

1. The petitioners are seeking protection. Both

of them are present in the Court today. Both are major

as per the documents attached as Annexure No. 1 to

the writ petition. They have placed on record the

Aadhar Cards and their Certificate of 10th Class to show

that the date of birth of petitioner No. 1 is 05.06.1995

and of petitioner No. 2 is 2nd August, 2002.

2. Both the petitioners have made a

representation (Annexure No. 2 to the writ petition) on 15.04.2024 to the Senior Superintendent of Police,

Udham Singh Nagar.

3. Counsel for the petitioners further submits

that both the petitioners belong to different religions

and they will solemnize marriage and in this backdrop

they need protection.

4. Notice of Motion.

6. Mr. Rakesh Kumar Joshi, learned Brief Holder

for the State, accepts notice on behalf of respondent

Nos. 1 & 2.

7. This writ petition is being disposed of with

liberty to the petitioners to approach SSP, Udham

Singh Nagar for protection, if need be.

8. Let a certified copy of this order be supplied

to the learned counsel for the petitioners, on usual

charges as per rules, today itself.

_____________ RITU BAHRI, C.J.

__________________ RAKESH THAPLIYAL, J.

Dt: 30th April, 2024 Rathour