UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGMENT ON SONI RANA V/S STATE OF UTTARAKHAND & OTHERS CASE

NAINITAL, India, March 31 -- Uttarakhand High Court issued the following judgement on Jan. 16:

HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL

HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHISH NAITHANI

16TH JANUARY, 2026

WRIT PETITION (CRL) NO. 139 OF 2026

Soni Rana ... Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand & others ... Respondents

Counsel for the Petitioner: Ms. Geetanjali Dhami, learned counsel. Counsel for the State: Mr. J.S. Virk, learned Deputy Advocate General with Mr. R.K. Joshi, learned Brief Holder.

JUDGMENT: (per Mr. Manoj Kumar Gupta, C.J.)

The petitioner is seeking a writ of mandamus directing respondent nos. 2 to 4 to provide immediate and effective police protection to the petitioner and her minor s...