High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRWP/9369/2020disposed of

Arshpreet Singh @ Arshdeep Singh And Another v. State Of Punjab And Others

2020-11-11Mr. Justice Deepak Sibal2 pages

-1CRWP-9369 of 2020 116IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-9369 of 2020 Date of Decision: 11.11.2020 Arshpreet Singh @ Arshdeep Singh and another

...Petitioners

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State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK SIBAL Present:- Mr. P.S. Dhaliwal, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. H.S. Sitta, AAG, Punjab.

Mr. Dinesh Maurya, Advocate, for respondent No.4. DEEPAK SIBAL, J. (ORAL) Case taken up through Video Conferencing.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that they have married against the wishes of family members of petitioner No.2 and on account of this act on their part, they are under threat of being eliminated at the hands of respondents No.4 to 8. In view of the above, seeking protection, a representation dated 05.11.2020 (Annexure P-4) was made on behalf of the petitioners to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Barnala, District Barnala, but to no avail.

In the above circumstances, the petitioners have approached this Court through the present petition.

Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the matter, particularly the validity of the alleged marriage, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Barnala, RAVINDER SINGH 2020.11.12 07:53 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

-2CRWP-9369 of 2020 District Barnala (respondent No.2) to forthwith consider the aforesaid representation dated 05.11.2020 (Annexure P-4) made on behalf of the petitioners and thereafter take appropriate action on the same as is deemed fit in accordance with law to ensure the protection of life and liberty of the petitioners.

It is made clear that this order shall not be taken to validate the alleged marriage of the petitioners or protect them from legal action for violation of law, if any, committed by them.

(DEEPAK SIBAL) November 11, 2020 JUDGE R.S.

Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether Reportable Yes/No RAVINDER SINGH 2020.11.12 07:53 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document