Case Law Analysis
|Madhya Pradesh High Court
Article 21 | Police Protection Mandatory for Inter-Caste Couples Facing Family Threats: MP HC Gwalior Bench Invokes Lata Singh & Shakti Vahini Precedents
The Madhya Pradesh High Court directed police to verify threats and provide protection to an inter-caste couple facing harassment, reaffirming the constitutional right to marry freely under Article 21. The ruling mandates state intervention to safeguard life and liberty, relying on Supreme Court judgments in Lata Singh and Shakti Vahini cases.