High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRWP/9131/2021disposed of

Khusbu Rani And ANR v. State Of Punjab And ORS

2021-09-23Mr. Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi3 pages

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH (113) Date of decision: - 23.09.2021 Khusbu Rani and another ....Petitioners

Versus

State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI Present:- Mr. S.K. Bishnoi, Advocate, for the petitioners.

Mr. Sandeep Singh Deol, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. (keeping in view of the advance copy given).

( Through Video Conferencing ) **** HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI , J. (ORAL) The petitioners are seeking a direction from this Court to respondents No. 1 to 3 to protect their life and liberty as they apprehend danger to their life & liberty from respondents No. 4 to 6 i.e. parents and brother of petitioner No.1, who are objecting to the marriage of the petitioners.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioner No.1 is major in age and has attained the marriageable age, whereas petitioner No.2 though major in age but will attain the marriageable age

-2on 01.01.2022. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that as the petitioner No.1 was apprehending threat to her life and liberty, she had left her house and is living with petitioner No.2 and is being harassed by respondents No.4 to 6. Learned counsel for the petitioners further submits that the petitioners have already approached respondent No.2-the Senior Superintendent of Police, Fazilka, raising the said grievance by filing a representation dated 20.09.2021 (Annexure P-3), which is still pending consideration with the said authority and the petitioners will be satisfied, in case a time bound direction is issued to respondent No.2 to decide the same by passing an appropriate speaking order. Notice of motion to respondents No.1 to 3 only. Mr. Sandeep Singh Deol, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, who has joined the proceedings through video conference, keeping in view the service of advance copy of petition, accepts notice on behalf of respondents No.1 to 3.

Learned State counsel raises no objection in deciding the representation dated 20.09.2021 (Annexure P-3) in a time bound manner. Without making any observation on the merits of the case, a direction is issued to respondent No.2 to take appropriate decision on the representation, which the petitioners alleged to have made on 20.09.2021 (Annexure P-3), expressing apprehension about danger to their life and liberty at the hands of respondents No.4 to 6 within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of this order. In case any merit is found in the representation, the appropriate action will be taken by respondent No.2 to ensure that no harm is caused to the life and liberty of

-3the petitioners at the hands of the private respondents. The writ petition stands disposed of.

( HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI ) September 23, 2021 JUDGE naresh.k Whether reasoned/speaking?

Yes Whether reportable?