High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRWP/5367/2021disposed of

Preeti And Another v. State Of Haryana And Others

2021-06-15Mr. Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi3 pages

-1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: - 15.06.2021 Preeti and another ....Petitioners

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State of Haryana and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI Present:- Mr.Ankit Mittan, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Narinder Singh Behgal, AAG, Haryana.

(keeping in view the advance copy given).

( Through Video Conferencing ) *** HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI, J. (ORAL) The petitioners are seeking a direction from this Court to respondents No. 1 to 3 to protect their life and liberty as they apprehend danger to their life & liberty from respondents No.4 to 8. i.e. parents/relatives of the petitioner No.1, who are objecting to the marriage solemnized by the petitioners.

Learned counsel for the petitioners argues that it is most likely that the private respondents might cause physical harm to the petitioners as they have solemnized the marriage against the wishes of respondents No.4 to 8.

Learned counsel for the petitioners further argues that both the petitioners are major in age and have solemnized marriage according to Hindu Rites on 07.06.2021 and they want to live their independent life

-2without any interference from the parents/relatives of the petitioner No.1 i.e. respondents No.4 to 8.

Learned counsel for the petitioners has drawn attention of this Court to the representation dated 08.06.2021 (Annexure P-4) made by the petitioners to respondent No.2-Superintendent of Police, Ambala seeking protection to their life and liberty. Notice of motion to respondents No.1 to 3 only. Mr. Narinder Singh Behgal, AAG, Haryana, who has joined the proceedings through video conference, keeping in view the service of advance copy of petition, accepts notice on behalf of State of Haryanarespondents No.1 to 3. Without making any observation on the merits of the case, especially in respect of the validity of marriage performed by the petitioners, a direction is issued to respondent No.2 to take appropriate decision on the representation, which the petitioners alleged to have made on 08.06.

2021 (Annexure P-4), expressing apprehension about danger to their life and liberty at the hands of respondents No.4 to 8 within a period of one month from the date of receipt of the copy of this order. In case any merit is found in the representation, the appropriate action will be taken by respondent No.2 to ensure that no harm is caused to the life and liberty of the petitioners at the hands of the private respondents. It is clarified that this order shall not be treated as an approval of this Court about the marriage of the petitioners and no opinion with regard to the validity of the marriage has been expressed in this order.

-3The writ petition stands disposed of.

( HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI ) June 15, 2021 JUDGE naresh.k Whether reasoned/speaking?

Yes Whether reportable?