Rooth And Another v. State Of Punjab And ORS
CRM-M-17882-2015 -1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.M-17882 of 2015 (O&M) Date of decision : May 27, 2015.
Rooth and another ... Petitioners
VERSUS
State of Punjab and others ... Respondents
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURINDER GUPTA
Present:
Petitioners in person with Mr. Lajpat Sharma, Advocate.
SURINDER GUPTA, J.(Oral) This petition is for seeking protection of life and liberty of petitioners, who alleged to have married against the wishes of respondents No. 4 to 11, parents and other relatives of petitioner No.1. Learned counsel for the petitioners has limited his prayer for taking appropriate action in accordance with law on the representation dated 25.05.2015 (Annexure P-5) made by the petitioners. It has been stated that both the petitioners are major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1-Rooth is 18.04.1994 as per copy of Aadhaar Card (Annexure P-1) and year of birth of petitioner No.2-Kulbir Singh is 1987 as per copy of Aadhaar Card (Annexure P-2). They got married on 25.05.2015. Photographs of marriage are Annexure P-4.
In view of the limited prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioners and without expressing any opinion on the validity of marriage of petitioners, this petition is disposed of with direction to SACHIN MEHTA 2015.05.28 14:34 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh
CRM-M-17882-2015 -2respondent No.2-Senior Superintendent of Police, Gurdaspur to look into the representation dated 25.05.2015 (Annexure P-5) and take appropriate action in accordance with law, on receipt of certified copy of this order along with representation in his office.
However, it is made clear that this order will have no effect on the validity of alleged marriage of the petitioners or on any other civil or criminal proceedings instituted against them. May 27, 2015 (SURINDER GUPTA) Sachin M.
JUDGE SACHIN MEHTA 2015.05.28 14:34 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh