On April 21, the Allahabad High Court, consisting of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Tarun Saxena, criticized the Uttar Pradesh Police for their practice of registering FIRs against young couples who marry consensually. The court quashed an FIR lodged by a woman's father against her husband under Section 87 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which addresses kidnapping and coercion in marriage. The judges stressed that adults have the right to choose their partners without interference. They highlighted that the police's actions in such cases are a serious violation of personal liberty and often motivated by ulterior motives to separate couples. The court issued a directive to the police and the woman's father, prohibiting any disturbance to the couple's peaceful life together. This ruling reinforces the constitutional rights of adults to make their own choices regarding marriage and personal relationships.