{"id":378527,"date":"2026-03-16T17:30:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=378527"},"modified":"2026-03-23T09:34:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T04:04:35","slug":"all-hc-orders-24-7-protection-for-man-stopped-from-namaz-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/03\/16\/all-hc-orders-24-7-protection-for-man-stopped-from-namaz-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Namaz at private property | Allahabad High Court orders 24\/7 protection for man threatened with bulldozer action at his home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Disclaimer:<\/span> <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">This has been reported after the availability of the order of the Court and not on media reports so as to give an accurate report to our readers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Allahabad High Court:<\/span> While considering a contempt matter against Respondents 2 and 3 for going against the Court&#8217;s order in <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Maranatha Full Gospel Ministries<\/span> v. <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">State of U.P.<\/span><a id=\"fnref1\" href=\"#fn1\" title=\"1. 2026 AHC 18364 DB\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a>, a man alleged that he was stopped from carrying out Namaz in his private property, the Division Bench of Atul Sreedharan and Siddharth Nandan, JJ., ordered for his 24\/7 protection.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">In the present case, the owner of the house in which Namaz was being offered had given statement that he was praying at home with his family when the police arrived, took him away, issued a challan, and later, under threat from Arif Pradhan and Mukhtiyar, he was forced to put his thumb impression on a document, by police, which he could not read, as he is illiterate. They allegedly threatened to use bulldozer on his property if he did not speak in their favour, in the Court.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court listed the matter on 23 March 2026 and directed that two-armed guards 24\/7 should protect the owner of the house. The Court stated that the guards should accompany him wherever he goes and that any incident of violence that would afflict him or his property would be considered the responsibility of the State, on the face of it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Tarik Khan<\/span> v. <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">State of U.P.<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/NAd65Wvx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026 SCC OnLine All 621<\/a>, decided on 11-3-2026<\/span>]<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Advocates who appeared in this case:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">For the Petitioner:<\/span> Rajesh Kumar Gautam, Advocate<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">For the Respondent:<\/span> C.S.C., Satyam Mishra and Sunil Kumar Tiwari, Advocates<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr\/>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;\"><a 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