High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRWP/6887/2020disposed of

Rajvant Kaur And Another v. State Of Punjab And Others

2020-09-08Mr. Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill2 pages

In the High Court for the States of Punjab and Haryana At Chandigarh CRWP-6887-2020 (O&M) Date of Decision:-8.9.2020 Rajvant 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:- Ms. Kamalpreet Kaur Dhaliwal, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Pawan Sharda, Sr. DAG, Punjab.

(proceedings conducted through video conferencing) ***** GURVINDER SINGH GILL, J.(Oral) The petitioners have approached this Court seeking issuance of directions to respondents No.2 and 3 to protect life and liberty of the petitioners as they apprehend threat to the same at the hands of respondents No.4 and 5 and other relatives of respondents No.4 and 5 for having married against wishes of their families.

Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and while noticing that the petitioners have already submitted a representation dated 27.8.2020 (Annexure P-5) to respondent No.2-Senior Superintendent of Police, Sri Muktsar Sahib, District Sri Muktsar Sahib, the petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to approach the District & Sessions Judge concerned within a period of one week from today seeking appropriate PANKAJ KAKKAR 2020.09.08 17:30 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

( 2 ) CRWP-6887-2020 (O&M) directions especially in view of judgment dated 25.7.2012 rendered by Division Bench of this Court in CWP No.6717 of 2009 titled Asha and another Vs. State of Haryana and others, 2012 SCC OnLine P&H 12746.

Meanwhile, respondent No.2-Senior Superintendent of Police, Sri Muktsar Sahib, District Sri Muktsar Sahib shall ensure that no harm is caused to the petitioners.

Mr. Pawan Sharda, Sr. DAG, Punjab, upon whom an advance copy of petition had already been served, shall ensure that a copy of this order is conveyed immediately to respondent No.2-Senior Superintendent of Police, Sri Muktsar Sahib, District Sri Muktsar Sahib . 8.9.2020 ( Gurvinder Singh Gill ) pankaj Judge Whether speaking /reasoned Yes / No Whether Reportable Yes / No PANKAJ KAKKAR 2020.09.08 17:30 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document