Uttarakhand High Court
Smt. Kanika And Another ... vs State Of Uttarakhand And Others on 30 October, 2025
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND
AT NAINITAL
HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI G. NARENDAR
AND
HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBHASH UPADHYAY
30TH OCTBOER, 2025
WRIT PETITION (CRL) No. 1344 OF 2025
Smt. Kanika and another .....Petitioners
Versus
State of Uttarakhand and others. ...Respondents
Counsel for the petitioners. : Mr. D.N. Sharma and Ms. Manju
Bahuguna, learned counsel.
Counsel for the respondents : Mr. J.S. Virk, learned Deputy
Advocate General with Mr. R.K. Joshi,
learned Brief Holder for the State.
JUDGMENT :
(per Sri G. Narendar, C.J.)
Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, and
learned Deputy Advocate General for the State of
Uttarakhand.
2. It is submitted that both the petitioners belong to
the same religion, and that the petitioners developed a liking
for each other, which has ended in marriage, and now both
the petitioners are living together. Since the family members
and others relatives of the first petitioner are against this
marriage, they are giving out threats to kill both the
petitioners. Petitioners submit that they are facing stiff
resistance, and they seriously apprehend threat to their life
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and limb from the family and other relatives of the first
petitioner, and hence they are before this Court praying for
protection.
3. The documents on record reveal that both the
petitioners are major, and it is also submitted by the learned
Deputy Advocate General for the State that the parties have
performed their marriage on 25.10.2025. The petitioners have
also placed on record photographs of their marriage as
Annexure-1.
4. In that view of the matter, and in view of the ruling
of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Lata Singh v.
State of U.P. and another, (2006) 5 SCC 475, the
petitioners have made out a case for grant of protection.
5. The Station House Officer, Police Station
Rudrapur, 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 SHO 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.
6. The Writ Petition stands ordered accordingly.
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7. Pending application, if any, also stands disposed of.
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G. NARENDAR, C.J.
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SUBHASH UPADHYAY, J.
Dt: 30th October, 2025
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Date: 2025.10.31 16:36:07 +05'30'
