Jagpreet Singh And ANR v. State Of Punjab And ORS

CRWP-7006-2024 -1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-7006-2024 Date of Decision: July 24, 2024 Jagpreet Singh and another ......Petitioners

Versus

State of Punjab and others ......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ

Present:

Mr.Rakesh Kumar, Advocate for the petitioners.

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RAJESH BHARDWAJ, J.(ORAL) Present petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for directing the official respondents to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners by providing adequate security/police protection to them and also directing respondents No.4 to 10 not to interfere in their personal life and liberty or to harass them in any manner. It is further prayed to direct the official respondents to decide the representation, dated 22.07.2024, Annexure P-3, during pendency of the present petition. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that petitioner No.1 is 20 years old whereas petitioner No.2 is minor as she is just 16 years old and both are living together in live-in-relationship against the wishes of respondents no.4 to 10 and have sought protection to their life and liberty. They apprehend danger from respondents no.4 to 10. Petitioner No.1 has submitted a representation, dated 22.07.2024 (Annexure P-3) to respondent no.2.

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CRWP-7006-2024 -2Notice of motion to respondents no.1 to 3-State only. On asking of the Court, Mr.Tarun Aggarwal, Sr.DAG, Punjab, who is present in Court, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents/State. Without entering upon an exercise to evaluate the evidentiary value of the documents placed on the file, I dispose of the petition with a direction to respondent no.2-Senior Superintendent of Police, Fazilka to decide the representation (Annexure P-3) of petitioner No.1 and grant them protection, if any threat to their life and liberty is perceived. It is further directed to respondent No.2 to send petitioner No.2, who is a minor, to the Protection Home situated nearby the place she at present is residing. It is further clarified that this order shall not be taken to grant immunity to the petitioners from legal action for violation of law, if any, committed by them. This order would not be understood having expressed any opinion whatsoever by this Court on the validity of their live-in-relationship. Disposed of.

July 24, 2024 ( RAJESH BHARDWAJ ) meenuss JUDGE 1.

Whether speaking/reasoned ?

Yes/No 2.

Whether reportable ?

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