CRL.M.A. 15526/2025 EXEMPTION FROM FILING CERTIFIED COPIES ETC. SHEKH TABSUBANU @SHEKH TABASSUM & Anr. v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI
Case at a glance
Outcome
Disposed of
Since both the petitioners are stated to be major and have got married with consent, the petition is disposed of with direction to the SHO, P
Provisions considered
- Constitution of India art. 226
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 s. 528
Key paragraphs
- Para 66. Since both the petitioners are stated to be major and have got married with consent, the petition is disposed of with direction to the SHO, P.S.Tilak Nagar to provide safety and security to the petitioners.
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI+ W.P.(CRL) 1660/2025 & CRL.M.A. 15526/2025 EXEMPTION FROM FILING CERTIFIED COPIES ETC. SHEKH TABSUBANU @SHEKH TABASSUM & ANR..Petitioners Through: Mr. Anuj Arora and Ms. Sumita Joshi, Advocates. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjay Lao, Standing Counsel (Crl) with Mr. Abhinav Kr. Arya and Mr. Aryan Sachdeva, Advocates with W/SI Arti, P.S.Tilak Nagar. CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJAO R D E R% 19.05.20251.This is a Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 528 BNSS for seeking protection.
It is a case of inter faith marriage. The petitioners got married on 01.05.2025 at Arya Samaj Mandir.
It is submitted by the counsel for the petitioners that petitioner No.1 belonged to Muslim religion and before marriage has converted to Hinduism and married respondent No.2.
Learned counsel further states that petitioner No.1 was resident of Gujarat and that Gujarat Police came to the house of petitioner No.2 at Tilak Nagar and took the grandmother and minor sister of petitioner No.2 to Police Station Tilak Nagar where they were allegedly detained for hours before being released. This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 02/07/2025 at 01:03:55
Learned Standing Counsel states that petitioners are not wanted in connection with any case in Delhi and it is the Gujarat Police who is making the enquiry in respect of a missing complaint lodged by the parents of petitioner No.1 at Gujarat. However, he has no objection in case petitioners are provided the requisite security.
Operative part
Since both the petitioners are stated to be major and have got married with consent, the petition is disposed of with direction to the SHO, P.S.Tilak Nagar to provide safety and security to the petitioners.
The SHO shall provide his contact details as also of the beat officer of the area where the petitioners are residing. In case the petitioners shift to a place other than the one shown in the memo of parties, the SHO shall intimate the said fact to the concerned police station having the territorial jurisdiction over the residential address of the petitioners who shall comply with the present order in letter and spirit.
Let the beat constable call upon the petitioners before 9 AM and after 6 PM every day for the next two months to ensure that both of them are unharmed.
The petitioners shall disclose their residential address to the SHO, who shall not disclose the same to any unauthorised person.
Petition is accordingly disposed of.
Copy of this order be given dasti under the signatures of the Court Master. RAVINDER DUDEJA, JMAY 19, 2025/rk
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: Since both the petitioners are stated to be major and have got married with consent, the petition is disposed of with direction to the SHO, P
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Constitution of India — art. 226; Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — s. 528.
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No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
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