Runaway couples can’t seek police protection as a right: Allahabad high court | Lucknow News
[ad_1] Justice Saurabh Srivastava emphasized that unless a genuine threat exists, couples must navigate societal challenges independently. The court clarified that protection would be provided if a legitimate threat arises, but in this case, no such evidence was presented. PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad high court has ruled that couples who marry against the wishes of their parents cannot demand police protection as a matter of right, unless there is a real threat to their life and liberty.Such couples must "learn to support each other and face society", Justice Saurabh Srivastava said, while rejecting a plea by one Shreya Kesarwani and her husband seeking police protection and a direction to their families not to interfere in their peaceful marital life.The HC, however, clarified in its April 4 order that the court and police would protect runaway couples in case they indeed faced […]