Gourav And ANR v. State Of Haryana And ORS

In the High Court for the States of Punjab and Haryana At Chandigarh I) CRWP-10342-2020 (O&M) Gourav and another ... Petitioners

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State of Haryana and others ... Respondents II) Surender Kumar ... Petitioner

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State of Haryana and others ... Respondents Date of Decision:-19.8.2021

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURVINDER SINGH GILL Present:- Mr. Mohd. Yousaf, Advocate, for the petitioners in CRWP-10342-2020.

Mr. Vikas Lochab, Advocate, for the petitioner in CRWP-1533-2021 and for respondents Nos. 4 and 5 in CRWP-10342-2020. Mr. Vishal Kashyap, DAG, Haryana.

(proceedings conducted through video conferencing) ***** GURVINDER SINGH GILL, J.(Oral) CRM-W-1276-2020 in CRWP-10342-2020 In view of the reasons mentioned in the application, the same is allowed and the document annexed with the application is taken on record as Annexure P-4 subject to all just exceptions.

( 2 ) CRWP-10342-2020 (O&M) & CRM-W-1277-2020 in CRWP-10342-2020 In view of the reasons mentioned in the application, the same is allowed and Kamlesh wife of Late Phool Chand is ordered to be impleaded as respondent No.6.

CRWP-10342-2020 and CRWP-1533-2021 (Main Cases) 1.

This order shall dispose of the aforesaid two petitions i.e. CRWP-10342 of 2020 filed on behalf of petitioners Gourav and Nitika seeking protection and CRWP-1533 of 2021, filed on behalf of petitioner Surender, father of petitioner No.2-Nitika (in CRWP-10342 of 2020), which is in the nature of habeas corpus seeking release of his daughter Nitika, who is stated to be illegally confined.

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Reply filed on behalf of the State has been perused. Reply is accompanied by the statements of Surender and Babli i.e. parents of petitioner No.2Nitika, who have both stated that they have no objection to the 'live-in' relationship of their daughter Nitika with Gourav. To a similar effect is the statement of Kamlesh, mother of Gourav, who has also expressed no objection for such a relationship.

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In view of the aforestated position, no further directions is required to be issued in CRWP-10342 of 2020 as even the learned counsel for the petitioners does not have any objection for disposal of the petition. The petition filed on behalf of petitioner Gourav and Nitika i.e. CRWP-10342 of 2020, as such, is disposed off with liberty to the petitioners to approach this Court afresh at a subsequent stage in case they apprehend any threat to their lives and liberty.

( 3 ) CRWP-10342-2020 (O&M) & 4.

In view of the aforestated position, the petition i.e. CRWP-1533 of 2021, filed on behalf of petitioner Surender, father of Nitika, is also rendered infructuous and is disposed off as such.

19.8.2021 ( Gurvinder Singh Gill ) pankaj Judge Whether speaking /reasoned Yes / No Whether Reportable Yes / No