Rohit And ANR v. State Of Punjab And ORS

In the High Court for the States of Punjab and Haryana At Chandigarh CRWP-6731-2024 (O&M) Date of Decision:-17.7.2024 Rohit 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. Manoj K. Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners. ***** GURVINDER SINGH GILL, J. (Oral) 1.

Petitioner No.1 - Rohit aged about 19 years and petitioner No.2 - Smile aged about 17 years and 4 months, both of whom are in a 'live-in' relationship, 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 and 5, who do not approve of their 'live-in' relationship.

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Notice of motion.

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At this stage, Mr. Siddharth Attri, AAG, Punjab, upon whom an advance copy of petition had already been served, accepts notice on behalf of the respondent-State.

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Learned State counsel informed that FIR No.0075, dated 2.7.2024 at Police Station Majitha, under Sections 137(2), 87, 61(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Pankaj Kakkar 2024.07.17 16:18 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document

CRWP-6731-2024 (O&M) ( 2 ) Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 363, 366 and 120-B of Indian Penal Code stands registered against petitioner No.1.

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Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioners but without commenting anything as regards the veracity of the averments made in the petition or as regards the sanctity of alleged relationship or age of the petitioners, the petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 - Senior Superintendent of Police, Amritsar Rural, District Amritsar Rural to look into the matter and to dispose off the representation dated 12.7.2024 (Annexure P-3) in accordance with law. In case, it is found that there is a genuine threat to the lives and liberty of the petitioners, then necessary steps warranted under law be taken thereupon at the earliest so as to ensure that no harm is caused to the petitioners.

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A copy of this order alongwith copy of the representation dated 12.7.2024 (Annexure P-3) be sent to respondent No.2 - Senior Superintendent of Police, Amritsar Rural, District Amritsar Rural so as to enable him to do the needful expeditiously.

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It is, however, clarified that the aforesaid order shall not be taken to be any expression as regards the alleged relationship or age of the petitioners and shall not confer any immunity upon the petitioners, in case it is found that they have committed any wrong.

17.7.2024 ( Gurvinder Singh Gill ) Pankaj Judge Whether speaking /reasoned Yes / No Whether Reportable Yes / No Pankaj Kakkar 2024.07.17 16:18 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document