High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRWP/7537/2022disposed of

Sukhwinder Singh And Another v. State Of Punjab And Others

2022-08-06Mr. Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

CRWP-7537-2022 (O & M) Date of decision: 06.08.2022 Sukhwinder Singh and ors.

...... Petitioners V/s State of Punjab and ors.

.....Respondents

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH BEDI

Present:

Mr. Prince Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioners. ***** JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J. (Oral) The petitioners have approached this Court for issuance of necessary directions to respondents No. 1 to 3 for protecting their lives and liberties which according to them are at stake because they are in a livein-relationship. The petitioner No.1 claims himself to be major. According to the copy of the Aadhar Card (Annexure P-1), the exact date of birth of petitioner No.1 is 03.08.2002 whereas petitioner No.2 is 17 years and 07 months of age. The exact date of birth of petitioner No.2 is 01.01.2005. A copy of her Aadhar Card is annexed as Annexure P-2.

The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that a marriage is not a must for providing security to a couple in a 'live-inrelationship' because protection qua life and liberty is sacrosanct and stands at the highest pedestal. He has also placed reliance upon orders passed by the co-ordinate Bench of this Court in 'Sarabjeet Kaur and another versus State of Punjab and others' in CRWP-102-2022 decided on SUKHPREET KAUR 2022.08.

CRWP-7537-2022 (O & M) ::2::

07.01.2022 and 'Goutam Kumar and another versus State of Punjab and others' in CRWP-8088-2021 decided on 26.08.2021. Notice of motion to respondents No. 1 to 3.

Mr. Sidakmeet Singh Sandhu, AAG, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of the official respondents. Since no order prejudicial to the interest of the parties is being passed, therefore, there is no necessity of inviting any response.

At this stage, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, as well as on the age and nature of the relationship between the petitioners, I deem it appropriate to direct respondent No. 2-Senior Superintendent of Police, Tarn Taran, to look into the matter and pass an appropriate order on the representation (Annexure P-3) allegedly filed by the petitioners before him. It would be appreciated if necessary orders are passed within one month from the date of receipt of copy of this order. However, if the petitioners are found to have been involved in any other case then this order shall not preclude the competent authority from taking lawful action against the petitioners. Disposed of.

( JASJIT SINGH BEDI) JUDGE August 06, 2022 sukhpreet Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No SUKHPREET KAUR 2022.08.06 05:18 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document