HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 6167 of 2026 Shobhit Srivastava And Another .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. / Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko And Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Suyesh Pradhan Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Court No. - 2 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. HON'BLE AMITABH KUMAR RAI, J. 1. Heard Sri Suyesh Pradhan, learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.G.A. for the State. 2. In view of the order proposed to be passed, notice to respondent nos.4 and 5 is dispensed with. 3. By means of this writ petition, petitioners have prayed for issuance of mandamus commanding the opposite parties not to harass the petitioners and interfere in their peaceful married life. 4. It is stated by learned counsel for the petitioners that both the petitioners are major and have married with each other by their own free will on 15.06.2026 as per Hindu rites at Arya Samaj Awas Vikas Colony, Vijay Laxmi Nagar, Sitapur. In this regard, reliance has been placed on the marriage certificate, photographs as well as their proof of their age certificate, annexed as Annexure Nos.1, 2, 3 and 4, respectively to the writ petition. They are enjoying and living peaceful matrimonial life. There is no first information report lodged against the petitioners till date.

5. However, opposite party nos.4 and 5, being annoyed with their marriage, is creating hindrance in order to disturb their matrimonial life with the help of police authority of concerned police station. So, they have approached this Court, for redressal of their grievances, by filing the present writ petition. 6. Learned counsel for the petitioners has relied upon the law laid down in paragraph 17 of Lata Singh Vs. State of U.P. and another, 2006 (5) SCC 475 which reads as under:- CRLP No. 6167 of 2026 2 "17..... 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 inter-religious marriage with a women or man who is a major, the couple is not harassed by anyone nor subjected to threats or acts of violence, and anyone who gives such threats or harasses 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." 7. Considering the fact that the petitioners are major and have solemnsed marriage, the present petition is disposed of directing the petitioners to approach the respondent No. 3, who shall ensure that the life and liberty of the petitioners is not affected by anyone including respondent Nos. 4 and 5. June 23, 2026 PS (Amitabh Kumar Rai,J.) (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :-

POOJA SETH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench