Smt. Ankita Panday & Anr. v. Prakash Veer Tripathi
Case at a glance
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Judgment
Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that petitioner No. 1 is a major girl aged about 22 years as noted in the FIR itself.
Learned counsel for the petitioners has next submitted that petitioner No. 1 out of her own free-will and consent, had gone with the petitioner No. 2 and has already married him on 8.1.2026 and is now living peacefully with him.
Learned counsel for the petitioners has next submitted that there is nothing on record to show that the petitioner No. 1 was forcibly taken away by the petitioner No. 2 and compelled to marry with him and as such, no offence, whatsoever, is disclosed against the petitioners and the impugned first information report qua the petitioners is liable to be quashed.
Matter requires consideration.
Issue notice to respondent No. 4 returnable within four weeks.
Steps be taken within a week.
Learned AGA may also file counter affidavit within the said period. Rejoinder affidavit, if any, may be filed within one week thereafter. 2 CRLP No. 3641 of 2026
List on 18.5.2026.
Till then, the petitioners shall not be arrested in pursuance of the impugned F.I.R. dated 28.1.2026 arising out of Case Crime No. 15 of 2026, under Section 87 of BNS, P.S. Rudhauli, District- Basti. March 17, 2026 KU (Achal Sachdev,J.) (Rajiv Gupta,J.)
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