High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/38742/2015disposed of

Mandeep Kaur And ANR v. State Of Punjab And ORS

2015-11-10Mr. Justice A.B. Chaudhari2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-38742 of 2015 Date of decision: 10.11.2015 Mandeep Kaur and another ....Petitioner(s)

Versus

State of Punjab and others

...Respondent(s)

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

Present:

Mr. Mohinder Kumar, Advocate, for the petitioners.

G.S.SANDHAWALIA, J. (Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking direction to respondents No. 1 to 3 to provide protection to the life and liberty of the petitioners at the hands of respondents no. 4 and 5 who are relatives of the petitioners and not to interfere in the peaceful matrimonial life of the petitioners.

The petitioner no. 1 is alleged to have been born on 01.01.1995 as per Aadhar Card (Annexure P-1). Date of birth of petitioner No. 2 is stated to be 10.03.1988 as per the Aadhar Card which shows the year of birth as 1988 (Annexure P-2). Petitioner no. 2 is stated to be working in a factory at Industrial Complex Goindwal, District Tarn Taran, Punjab and is drawing a salary of `9,000/- per month.

It has been pleaded that the petitioners have got married on 08.11.2015 at Gurudwara Akalgarh Sahib, Village Karor Kalan, Tehsil and District SAS Nagar (Mohali) according to Sikh Rites and rituals and the copy of marriage certificate is appended as Annexure P-3 and the photographs have been appended as Annexure P-4. The petitioners have made representation to respondent no. 2 SHIVANI GUPTA 2015.11.10 15:21 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh

-2on 09.11.2015 (Annexure P-5) for protection of their life and liberty. After hearing counsel for the petitioners and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case or the validity of the marriage and the age of the petitioners and keeping in view 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 direction to respondent nos. 2 and 3 to look into the above said representation (Annexure P-5) filed by the petitioners with respondent no. 2 and take necessary action in accordance with law and provide protection, if so required.

10.11.2015 (G.S. SANDHAWALIA) shivani JUDGE SHIVANI GUPTA 2015.11.10 15:21 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh