HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
VIVEK KUMAR SINGH
Sonam – Appellant
Versus
State Of U.P. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
VIVEK KUMAR SINGH, J.
1. Supplementary affidavit filed today is taken on record.
2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Arvind Kumar Singh, learned Standing Counsel for the State respondents.
3. By means of the present writ petition, the petitioners have prayed for a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents not to interfere in their peaceful life and also for a direction to provide protection.
4. It is contended by the learned counsel for the petitioners that both the petitioners are major and they are living together on their own free will, but the respondent no. 4 is causing hindrance in their peaceful life and it is prayed that the respondent- Police Authorities may be directed to restrain the responder no. 4 from interfering in the petitioners' life.
5. It is further submitted that the petitioner no. 1 moved an application to S.S.P., Saharanpur on 25.9.2025 wherein she stated that she is the wife of the respondent no. 4 and now she has started living with the petitioner no. 2 in a relationship and her husband/respondent no. 4 is threatening her with consequences. The application dated 25.9.2025 has been appended as annexure no. 3 to this peti
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