Dehradun: The Uttarakhand high court has directed the station house officer (SHO) of Bhagwanpur police station to provide protection to a married couple who filed a petition alleging threats to their lives from the woman’s uncle and his two sons. The couple, Ekta Saini and Ashish Kumar Bodh, belong to the OBC and SC categories, respectively, and informed the court that they got married on Sept 13, 2023.
During the proceedings, Ekta said her uncle and cousins are “after our lives” because they oppose her marriage to Ashish, who works as a distributor for a telecom company in Bhagwanpur, Haridwar. Both are in their early 20s.
The state counsel informed the court that since both are above the legal age for marriage and did so voluntarily, as confirmed by their registration certificate, there was no objection to granting them protection. The court accordingly disposed of the petition with a directive to the SHO to provide protection for six weeks.
The court also sanctioned police protection for a newlywed couple from Jaspur in US Nagar district who said they are facing threats from the woman’s family. Priyanka Rani and Priyankul Kumar said that they have studied only up to Class 10 and presented photographs to support their claim of marriage, despite Kumar being under the legal age. He works as an event decorator in Jaspur. The court directed the Jaspur SHO to provide protection to them for six weeks.
In both cases, the court said that after the six-week period, police must reassess the threat perception to the petitioners and implement any necessary measures to ensure their safety and security.
If you want to register your marriage in thane visit : https://courtmarriageregistration.co.in/court-marriage-registration-in-thane
Source link