High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRWP/8709/2021disposed of

Sandeep Singh And Another v. State Of Punjab And Others

2021-09-13Mr. Justice Raj Mohan Singh3 pages

-1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP No.8709 of 2021 Date of Decision: 13.09.2021 SANDEEP SINGH AND ANOTHER -Petitioners

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STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS -Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJ MOHAN SINGH

Present:

Mr. S.K Gupta, Advocate, for the petitioners.

**** RAJ MOHAN SINGH, J. (Oral) The case has been taken up for hearing through video-conferencing.

Petitioners have prayed for issuance of necessary directions to the official respondents for protecting their civil/personal rights and liberties from being invaded by the private respondents.

Petitioners are living in live-in relationship. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioner No.1 is 20 years of age and petitioner No.2 is 19 years of age, but he has not attained the marriageable age of 21 years.

-2Precisely, in the context of aforesaid relief, petitioners have approached the Senior Superintendent of Police(Rural), Amritsar/respondent No.2 by way of representation dated 05.09.2021 (through courier).

At this stage, this Court is only concerned with lives and personal liberties of the petitioners.

Notice of motion to respondents No.1 to 3.

On the asking of the Court, Mr. Amandeep Singh Gill, Sr. DAG, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of State-respondents No.1 to 3.

At this stage, without meaning anything on the merits of the case and without commenting upon relationship or otherwise of the petitioners, respondent No.2 is directed to look into the grievance of the petitioners for which a representation has already been filed by the petitioners on 05.09.2021. Respondent No.2 is directed to assess the threat perception of the petitioners. It is made clear that this Court has not commented upon validity of relationship or otherwise of the petitioners in any manner. Respondent No.2 would be fully empowered to look into the threat perception of the petitioners by devising his/her own mechanism and pass appropriate order on the representation dated 05.09.2021 preferably within a period of one month from the date of receipt of certified copy of

-3this order.

Petition stands disposed of accordingly. 13.09.2021 (RAJ MOHAN SINGH) Amandeep JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes/No Whether reportable :

Yes/No