1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Criminal Writ Petition No. 163 of 2011 with Interim Relief Applcn. No. 1678 of 2011 1. Smt Rukhasar W/o Intizar Hussain 2. Intizar Hussain S/o Mustak Both R/o Ward No.7 Yamohalla Khurd, Islam Nagar Khatima, District Udham Singh Nagar .............….Petitioners Versus 1. State of Uttarakhand through Secretary Home, Dehradun. 2. Senior Superintendent of Police Udham Singh Nagar. 3. Jabir Hussain S/o Kamruddin R/o Village Chirry Daha, P.S.Sangari, District Pilibhit …................Respondents Shri Z.U.Siddiqui, Advocate, present for the petitioners. Shri Amit Bhatt, A.G.A, present for the State 2 Coram: Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Hon'ble V.K.Bist, J. Oral: Hon'ble Prafulla C.Pant, J. Heard. (2) By means of this petition moved under Article 226 of Constitution of India, the petitioners have sought writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no.2 to provide police protection to the petitioners. (3) Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are major. They got married to each other against the wishes of respondent no.3 Jabir Hussain. (4) The petitioners are present in person before this court identified by their counsel. They verifed that they are married to each other. In support of the fact relating to age of the petitioners Annexure-1 and Annexure-2 are the documents filed with the writ petition. To support the plea of marriage copy of Nikahnama (Annexure-3) is also filed. 3 (5) Admit the petition. (6) Learned counsel for the State prays for and is allowed six weeks time to file the counter affidavit. (7) Issue notices to respondent no.3 Jabir Hussain, who may also file his counter affidavit within a period of six weeks. (8) Meanwhile, having considered submissions of learned counsel for the parties, and facts and circumstances of the case, as an interim measure, it is directed that on petitioners moving application to the Station House Officer, Khatima, necessary police protection shall be provided to the petitioners. (Interim Relief Application No. 1678 of 2011 stands disposed of). (9) List after six weeks. (V.K.Bist, J.) (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) 10.03.2011 N.P