MONIKA TIWARI AND ANR vs GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS

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$~66 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 19.05.2025 + W.P.(CRL) 1631/2025 MONIKA TIWARI AND ANR .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Jagdeep Malik, Advocate. versus GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anand V. Khatri, ASC with Ms. Kalpana Jha, Advocate and IO/SI Deepak Chandra, PS Naraina CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA JUDGMENT (ORAL) 1. The petitioners married inter-caste and apprehend threat to their lives, so they have filed this petition seeking protection. It appears that brother of petitioner no.1 lodged FIR No.524/2024 at PS Karnailganj in Gonda, U.P. alleging that petitioner no.1 had eloped from her parental home, carrying a pair of anklets and pair of gold earrings and he suspected that she had been induced by someone. Petitioner no.1 is admittedly 21 years in age. 2. Both petitioners have appeared today in court and I have spoken with them in Hindi. They appear to be happily married and settled but are scared for their safety. 3. Learned ASC accepts notice and submits on instructions of the IO/SI Deepak Chandra that Gonda Police had come to Delhi and recorded statement of petitioners and directed them to appear before the learned W.P.(CRL)1631/2025 Page 1 of 2 pages GIRISH Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA Signature Not Verified KATHPALIA Date: 2025.05.19 18:54:52 +05'30' Digitally Signed By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Date:19.05.2025 19:35:19 Magistrate concerned for their statement under Section 164 CrPC, so that the Gonda FIR could be cancelled. 4. I find substance in the submission of both sides that sending the petitioners to Gonda even for their statement would be a serious threat to their lives. 5. A copy of this order be sent to the Principal District & Sessions Judge of Gonda, through the Registrar General of the