PRIYA DEVI AND ANOTHER v. UT OF J AND K TH COMMISSIONER SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT HOME DEPARTMENT JAMMU AND OTHERS
Court: High Court of Jammu and Kashmir
Bench: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJNESH OSWAL
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Case summary
High Court of Jammu and Kashmir judgment dated 2024-10-08. PRIYA DEVI AND ANOTHER v. UT OF J AND K TH COMMISSIONER SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT HOME DEPARTMENT...
Judgment text
Sr. No. 64 HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU WP(C) No. 2408/2024 Priya Devi and Anr. ….. Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Shamima Jan, Advocate q vs Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir . …. Respondent(s) and Ors. Through: Mrs. Monika Kohli, Sr. AAG Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJNESH OSWAL, JUDGE ORDER 08. 10. 2024 01. The grievance of the petitioners is that being majors, they have solemnized their marriage on 03. 10. 2024 with their free will and without any pressure, threat or coercion. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the respondent Nos. 5 to 11 are continuously harassing and threatening the petitioners of dire consequences despite knowing the fact that the petitioners have solemnized their marriage. The petitioners have raised an apprehension of a threat to their life at the hands of private respondents. The petitioners have paced on record photocopy of date of birth certificate of petitioner No.
1 issued by the J&K State Board of School Education and photocopy of “Medical Certificate of Age” of petitioner No. 2 in support of their age proof. The petitioners have also placed on record the copy of marriage agreement and copy of marriage certificate. 02. Without commenting upon the validity of the marriage, this writ petition is disposed of at this stage with a direction to the petitioners that in 2 WP(C) No. 2408/2024 the event they apprehend any threat to their life and liberty at the hands of the respondent Nos. 5 to 11, they shall approach respondent No. 4 i. e. SHO, Police Station, Nagrota, Jammu, who shall look into the grievance of the petitioners and if found genuine, he shall provide protection to the petitioners against the threats from respondent Nos. 5 to 11. This order shall not be considered as a stamp of approval of marriage solemnized between the petitioners and shall not come in the way of investigation in the event any FIR has been registered.
(RAJNESH OSWAL) JUDGE Jammu 08. 10. 2024 Karam Chand/Secy. Whether the order is speaking: Yes/No Whether the order is reportable: Yes/No KARAM CHAND 2024. 10. 09 09:54 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document
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