No police protection for couples marrying against parents’ wishes: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that couples who marry against the wishes of their parents cannot claim police protection as a matter of right unless there is a real threat to their lives and liberty, Live Law reported on Wednesday.
Justice Saurabh Srivastava made the observation while hearing a writ petition filed by a couple who sought police protection and a direction restraining relatives from interference.
The court noted that there was no serious threat to the couple and disposed of their plea.
The High Court said that there was no need to pass an order for providing police protection to the couple. It cited a Supreme Court judgement that courts are not meant to provide protection to youths “who have simply fled to marry according to their own wishes”.
The court said it could grant security in deserving cases, but in the absence of any real threat, couples must “learn to support each other and face the society”.
The court found no evidence suggesting that the petitioners’ life and liberty were at risk.
“There is not even an iota of evidence to evince that private respondents [relatives of either of the petitioners] are likely to cause physical or mental assault to the petitioners,” The Hindu quoted the court as saying.
The court also observed that the couple had not filed...
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