The Hindu·4 min read·hard
‘Don’t be nosy parkers' in marriages of consenting adults, Allahabad HC tells U.P. Police
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Ishita Mishra
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The Allahabad High Court has criticized the Uttar Pradesh Police for investigating the marriages of consenting adults, labeling such actions as an abuse of legal process. The court quashed an FIR against a couple and imposed costs on the police and the complainant for violating fundamental rights.
Reaffirming that consenting adults are free to choose their life partners, the Allahabad High Court recently rebuked the Uttar Pradesh Police for continuing to investigate the marriage of two adults, observing that the police have “no business to be nosy parkers” in such matters.
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