Sonakshi Mital And ANR. v. State Of Punjab And ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc.No. M-12241 of 2015 Date of decision: 17.04.2015 Sonakshi Mittal and another ....Petitioner(s)

Versus

State of Punjab and others

...Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G.S.SANDHAWALIA

Present:

Mr. Gitish Bhardwaj, Advocate, for the petitioners.

G.S.SANDHAWALIA, J. (Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for issuance of directions to respondents no. 1 to 3 to protect the life and personal liberty of the petitioners and also directing respondents no. 4 to 7 not to interfere in the personal life of the petitioners. It has been averred in the petition that the petitioners are major and the date of birth of petitioner no. 1 is 24.08.1991 and the matriculation certificate has been appended as Annexure P-1 in support thereof. Petitioner no. 2 is stated to have been born on 14.09.1992 and copy of the matriculation certificate is attached as Annexure P-2 in support thereof. It is further alleged that the petitioners got married on 15.04.2015.

The copy of certificate of marriage issued by Shivalya Geeta Bhawan has been appended as Annexure P-4 and the photographs as Annexure P-3. The petitioners had made a representation dated 16.04.2015 to respondent no. 2 regarding their grievance (Annexure P-5) and resultantly, they have approached this Court. After hearing counsel for the petitioners and without expressing any opinion on merits of the case, the veracity of the age and validity of the marriage, the present petition is disposed of with the direction to respondents No. 2 and 3 to look into the said issue and take necessary action SHIVANI GUPTA 2015.04.

-2in accordance with law in view of the law laid down in Lata Singh vs. State of U.P., AIR 2006 SC 2522, if required.

The petition stands disposed of.

17.04.2015 (G.S. SANDHAWALIA) shivani JUDGE SHIVANI GUPTA 2015.04.17 13:32 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh