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IN THE HIGH COURT 0F JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH
AT SRINAGAR
WP(C) 1374/2024
CM(3725/2024)
IQRA BANO …Petitioner(s)/Appellant(s)
Through: Mr. Erfaan Akbar, Advocate
Vs.
UNION TERRITORY OF J AND K AND ORS. (HOME ...Respondent(s)
DEPARTMENT)
Through:
CORAM:
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE WASIM SADIQ NARGAL, JUDGE
ORDER
28.06.2024
1. The petitioners seek a direction to respondents 1 to 5 to provide
them the police protection as they apprehend danger to their lives
from respondents 6 to 9. It is submitted that the petitioners are major
and out of their free will they got married. Copy of Nakahama has
been placed on record. They submit that since they have contracted
the marriage against the wishes of respondents 6 to 9, as such, they
are facing harassment at their hands.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioners refers to the decision of the
Supreme Court in Lata Singh v. State of U.P. and anr., 2006 (5)
SCC 475, and submits that in absence of there being any legal
impediment, the petitioners are entitled to marry according to their
choice and the official respondents are duty bound to protect the life
and liberty of the petitioners.
3. Any person having attained the age of majority is entitled to
contract the marriage as per his/her wishes and the police department
is duty bound to protect the life and liberty, if approached. However,
it appears that the petitioners have not ever approached the official
respondents for their indulgence in the matter for providing protection
to them.
4. In this view of the matter, this petition is disposed of, at this
stage, by directing that the respondents 1 to 5 shall look into the
grievance of the petitioners for providing them adequate security and
to ensure that nobody interferes in their married life, if they approach
them. It is made clear that no opinion has been expressed with regard
to the validity of their marriage.
5. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of.
;
(WASIM SADIQ NARGAL)
JUDGE
SRINAGAR:
28.06.2024
Mubashir