High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/21843/2015disposed of

Manjeet Kaur And ANR v. State Of Punjab And ORS

2015-07-09Mr. Justice Rajesh Bhardwaj2 pages

CRM-M-21843-2015 -1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.M-21843 of 2015 (O&M) Date of decision : July 09, 2015.

Manjeet Kaur and another ... Petitioners

VERSUS

State of Punjab and others ... Respondents

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURINDER GUPTA

Present:

Petitioners in person with Mr. F.S. Virk, 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 7, parents and 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 03.07.2015 (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-Manjeet Kaur is 15.09.1995 as per copy of Fifth Class Examination Certificate (Annexure P-1) and that of petitioner No.2-Sukhdeep Singh is 13.03.1990 as per copy of Voter Identity Card (Annexure P-2). They allegedly got married on 03.07.2015. Photographs of marriage are Annexure P-4.

In view of the limited prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, but without expressing any opinion on the validity of SACHIN MEHTA 2015.07.09 17:19 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh

CRM-M-21843-2015 -2marriage of petitioners, this petition is disposed of with direction to respondent No.2-Commissioner of Police, Ludhiana to look into the representation dated 03.07.2015 (Annexure P-5) and take appropriate action in accordance with law, on receipt of certified copy of this order 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. July 09, 2015 (SURINDER GUPTA) Sachin M.

JUDGE SACHIN MEHTA 2015.07.09 17:19 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh