NAINITAL, India, March 31 -- Uttarakhand High Court issued the following judgment on Jan. 16 :
IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL
HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA
AND
HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHISH NAITHANI
16TH JANUARY, 2026
WRIT PETITION (CRL) NO. 143 OF 2026
Roshni Bisht and another ... Petitioners
Versus
State of Uttarakhand and others ... Respondents
Counsel for the petitioners: Mr. Susheel Kumar, learned counsel.
Counsel for respondent nos. 1 & 2: Mr. J.S. Virk, learned Deputy Advocate General with Mr. Rakesh Kumar Joshi, learned Brief Holder for the State of Uttarakhand.
JUDGMENT: (per Sri Manoj Kumar Gupta, C.J.)
Heard learned counsel for the parties.
Petitioners have filed the instant writ petition seeking the following reliefs:
"a. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing respondent nos. 1 & 2 to provide adequate protection to the petitioners from respondents nos. 3 & 4, so that they may live a peaceful life.
b. Issue a suitable writ, order or direction which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the present case.
c. Award the cost of the petition to the petitioners."
Petitioners have annexed documents to show that they are major and have married each other out of their own free will.
The rest of the judgement can be view here :
https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/ecourtindiaHC/cases/display_pdf.php?filename=I1mmm2bl4r4EREhYK63Kv2Y7RMPa8BhlqTAlTm0vovkrvvW8FlLgrFtQqShR7Tft&caseno=WPCRL/143/2026&cCode=1&cino=UKHC010010392026&state_code=15&appFlag=
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