High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/25206/2018disposed of

Varinder Kaur And Another v. State Of Punjab And Others

2018-06-05Mr. Justice Dr. Ravi Ranjan3 pages

Shivani Gupta 2018.06.05 17:12

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 05.06.2018 Varinder Kaur and another ....Petitioner(s)

Versus

State of Punjab and others

...Respondent(s)

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

Present:

Mr. Naveen Bawa, Advocate, for the petitioners.

G.S.SANDHAWALIA, J. (Oral) In the present petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., the petitioners seek directions to provide protection to the life and liberty from the private respondents No. 4 to 9, who are relatives of petitioner No.1 on account of their marriage which has taken place on 01.06.2018 as per Hindu Religious Rites. The marriage photographs are appended as Annexure P-3. The petitioners are stated to be major, as the date of birth of petitioner No.1 is 04.01.2000 as per Matriculation Certificate (Annexure P1) and the date of birth of petitioner No. 2 is of the year 1998 as per Aadhaar Card (Annxure P-2).

A representation dated 02.06.2018 (Annexure P-4) has also been filed with respondent No.2 in this regard. Notice of motion.

Mr. IPS Doabia, Addl. A.G., Punjab accepts notice on behalf of the State. Copy supplied.

Accordingly, keeping in view the fact that the petitioners have

got married and in view of the binding precedent of the Hon'ble Apex Court in Lata Singh Vs. State of U.P. and another 2006(2) SCC (Criminal) 478, the present petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent No.2 to look into the above said representation filed by the petitioners and take appropriate action in accordance with law and provide protection, if so required.

05.06.2018 (G.S. SANDHAWALIA) shivani JUDGE Whether reasoned/speaking Yes/No Whether reportable Yes/No