Monika Kumari And ANR v. The State Of Bihar Through Chief Secretary, Government Of Bihar, Patna And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.897 of 2017 ======================================================

1. Monika Kumari, W/o Amar Kumar,

2. Amar Kumar, Son of Shri Uma Shankar Rajak, Both Resident of VillageAgrahan, P.S.- Haveli Kharagpur, District- Munger. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar Through Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2. The Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna.

3. The Inspector General of Police, Bhagalpur Division, Patna.

4. The District Magistrate, Munger.

5. The D.I.G. , Munger.

6. The Superintedent of Police, Munger.

7. The Sub Divisional Officer, Sadar, Haveli Kharagpur, District- Munger.

8. The Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Law & Order, Munger.

9. The Inspector of Police-Cum-Station House Officer, Haveli Kharagpur, District- Munger.

10. Shri Vibhisan Singh, Son of Late Jang Bahadur Singh, Resident of Village- Agarhan, P.S.- Haveli Kharagpur, District- Munger.

11. Smt. Baby Devi, W/o Vibhisan Singh, Son of Late Jang Bahadur Singh, Resident of Village- Agarhan, P.S.- Haveli Kharagpur, District- Munger.

12. Shri Shaligram Singh, Son of Late Ghrit Narayan Singh, Resident of Village- Agarhan, P.S.- Haveli Kharagpur, District- Munger.

13. Shri Dev Singh, Son of Late Ghrit Narayan Singh, Resident of VillageAgarhan, P.s.- Haveli Kharagpur, District- Munger.

14. Shri Munna Singh, Son of Sri Haldhar Singh, Resident of VillageAgarhan, P.s.- Haveli Kharagpur, District- Munger.

15. Shri Chandan Singh, Son of Sri Haldar Singh, Resident of VillageAgarhan, P.S.- Haveli Kharagpur, District- Munger.

16. Shri Vicky Kumar Singh, Son of Shri Bhoso Singh, Resident of VillageAgarhan, P.s.- Haveli Kharagpur, District- Munger.

17. Shri Tuniya Kumar Singh, Son of Shri Bali Singh, Resident of VillageAgardhan, P.S.- Haveli Kharagpur, District- Munger. .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Indu Bhushan For the Respondent/s : Mr. Manish Kumar(Gp-4) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-06-2017 The petitioners have filed the present application seeking direction to the respondents to provide

due protection on the ground that both of them are adults and are living together after solemnizing marriage, which is being objected to by the family members of petitioner no. 1 because of caste difference between them.

Learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners has submitted, referring to the averments made in the writ application and a supplementary affidavit filed today, that petitioners are major and they apprehend serious danger because the family members of the petitioner no. 1, who have been impleaded as respondents in the present application, have serious objection to the marriage between petitioner no. 1 and petitioner no. 2. Considering the facts and circumstances, I need not go into the factual details as to whether the petitioners are major or not for the purpose of passing of the present order.

Learned Counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are present within the court premises today.

In that background, in my view, the interest of justice shall be subserved if the petitioners are directed to present themselves before the Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna, with a copy of the present order and narrate their apprehension.

The Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna, will thereafter be required to take necessary steps as may be considered necessary by him, in co-ordination with Officials of Munger district, of which the petitioners are residents, to ensure that necessary protection is provided to them. This application stands disposed of.

(Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J.) Prabhakar Anand/- U √ T X