Manish Kumar And ANR v. State Of Haryana And ORS

CRWP-116-2025 -1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-116-2025 Date of Decision: January 09, 2025 Manish Kumar and another ......Petitioners

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State of Haryana and others ......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ

Present:

Mr.Vikram Singh Chauhan, Advocate for the petitioners.

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RAJESH BHARDWAJ, J.(ORAL) 1.

Present petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 528 of BNSS 2023 for directing respondents No.1 to 3 to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners. It is also prayed to issue direction to respondents No.1 to 3 to direct private respondent No.4 not to interfere in peaceful life of petitioners. 2.

Learned counsel for the petitioners states that both the petitioners are major and have married against the wishes of respondent No.4 and have sought protection to their life and liberty. They apprehend danger from respondent No.4. Their marriage certificate and photographs evidencing their marriage are on record as Annexures P-3 and P-4. The petitioners have submitted a representation dated 06.01.2025 (Annexure P-5) to respondent No.2.

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Notice of motion to respondents No.1 to 3-State only. 4.

On asking of the Court, Mr.Sumit Jain, Additional Advocate MEENU 2025.01.10 12:35 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

CRWP-116-2025 -2General, Haryana, who is present in Court, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents/State.

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Without entering upon an exercise to evaluate the evidentiary value of the documents placed on the file, I dispose of the petition with a direction to respondent No.2-Commissioner of Police, Ambala, to decide the representation (Annexure P-5) of the petitioners and grant them protection, if any threat to their life and liberty is perceived. It is clarified that this order shall not be taken to grant immunity to the petitioners from legal action for violation of law, if any, committed by them. This order would not be understood having expressed any opinion whatsoever by this Court on the validity of the marriage of the petitioners.

January 09, 2025 ( RAJESH BHARDWAJ ) meenuss JUDGE 1.

Whether speaking/reasoned ?

Yes/No 2.

Whether reportable ?

Yes/No MEENU 2025.01.10 12:35 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document