Constitution of India, 1950
Article 226 read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 482 of CrPC)—Writ—Police protection—Petition filed by a young couple who have lawfully solemnized their marriage, seeking the court’s intervention to ensure their safety and protect their right to live together in peace—Right of two consenting adults to choose each other as life partners and to live together in peace is a facet of their personal liberty, privacy, and dignity protected under Article 21 of the Constitution—Family disapproval cannot curtail that autonomy—Court directed the police to extend protection to the couple.
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