High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRWP/6227/2021disposed of

Kamaljit Kaur And Another v. State Of Punjab And Others

2021-07-07Mr. Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill2 pages

In The High Court for the States of Punjab and Haryana At Chandigarh CRWP-6227-2021 (O&M) Date of Decision:- 7.7.2021 Kamaljit Kaur and another ... Petitioners

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State of Punjab and others ... Respondents

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURVINDER SINGH GILL Present:- Mr. G.S.Jagpal, Advocate, for the petitioners. (Proceedings conducted through video conferencing) ***** GURVINDER SINGH GILL, J . (Oral) Petitioner No.1-Kamaljit Kaur aged 18 years and petitioner No.2- Balpreet Singh aged 20 years, have approached this Court seeking issuance of a direction to official respondents to protect their lives and liberty as they apprehend threat to the same at the hands of private respondents No.4 to 8, having married against their wishes. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and while refraining from making any expression as regards the veracity of the averments made in the petition, the petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 i.e.

Commissioner of Police, Ludhiana, to look into the matter and to dispose of the representation dated 1.7.2021 (Annexure P-6) in accordance with law. In case, it is found that there is an imminent threat to the lives and liberty of the petitioners at the hands of respondents No.4 to 8, MOHAN SINGH 2021.07.

- 2 - CRWP-6227-2021 (O&M) then necessary steps warranted under law be taken thereupon at the earliest so as to ensure that no harm is caused to the petitioners. A copy of this order alongwith copy of the representation dated 1.7.2021 be sent to Commissioner of Police, Ludhiana (respondent No.2), so as to enable him to do the needful expeditiously. It is, however, clarified that the aforesaid order shall not be taken to be any expression as regards the validity of marriage of the petitioners particularly keeping in view the fact that the petitioner No.2 was not of marriageable age at the time of solemnization of the marriage. It is, further clarified that the aforesaid order shall not confer any immunity upon the petitioners, in case it is found that they have committed any wrong. 7.7.2021 (GURVINDER SINGH GILL) mohan JUDGE Whether speaking /reasoned Yes / No Whether Reportable Yes / No MOHAN SINGH 2021.07.07 16:39 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document