Ethics · 31 Jul 2026

Allahabad High Court choice marriage Article 21

Match List I with List II with reference to the Allahabad High Court's July 2026 ruling on a choice marriage case: List I (Item) List II (Detail) A. Provision under which the FIR was filed 1. Section 87, BNS B. Fine imposed on the woman's father 2. ₹5,000 C. Supreme Court precedent cited 3. Shafin Jahan v. Asokan K.M. D. Constitutional provision invoked 4. Article 21 How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

AOnly one pair

BOnly two pairs

COnly three pairs

DAll four pairs

This question is based on: Investigate Crime, Not Marriages: Allahabad HC to Police

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About this question

Why in news

On July 27, 2026, the Allahabad High Court quashed an FIR and imposed fines on both police officials and the woman's father for probing a consenting adult couple's marriage.

Why for UPSC

Match the Pairs questions frequently test the ability to hold multiple precise figures and citations from a single judgment without conflating them, exactly the discipline this ruling's fine structure tests.

Prelims summary

The Allahabad HC quashed an FIR under Section 87 BNS, fined the father ₹5,000 and police ₹1,000 jointly, citing Article 21 and precedents like Shafin Jahan v. Asokan K.M.

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