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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRWP/7216/2025disposed of

Anjani & Another v. State Of Punjab And Others

2025-07-07Mr. Justice H.S. Grewal2 pages

CRWP-7216-2025 -1-    162 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP No.7216 of 2025 Date of decision:07.07.2025 Anjani and Another .....Petitioners

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State of Punjab and Others .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S. GREWAL

Present:

Mr. Mohd. Salim, Advocate  for the petitioners.

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 The petitioners have come up before this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking direction to the official respondents to protect their life and liberty as they apprehend danger from respondent Nos.4 to 6. It is stated in the petition that petitioners have performed their marriage, which is against the will of respondent Nos.4 to 6 and they have apprehension that the said respondents might cause physical harm to them. 2.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that both the petitioners being major, got married against the wishes of respondent Nos.4 to 6. Ever since then, the petitioners are being threatened with dire consequences by the said respondent(s). Resultantly, a representation dated 01.07.2025 (Annexure P-6) was also made to respondent No.2-Commissioner of Police, Jalandhar wherein a mention has been made about the alleged threat perception. Learned counsel submits that despite the official respondents having been communicated about the alleged threat perception, no steps have been taken to come to the rescue of the Sonia Puri 2025.07.08 11:08 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 

CRWP-7216-2025 -2-   petitioners. Learned counsel submits that he would be satisfied if directions are issued to respondent No.2- Commissioner of Police, Jalandhar, to look into their representation dated 01.07.2025 (Annexure P-6) and take appropriate steps at the earliest.

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Notice of motion to respondents No. 1 to 3 only. 4.

At the asking of the Court, Mr. Hardeep Singh Wadhwa, DAG, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the official respondents.  5.

Keeping in view the mandate of Supreme Court in the case of "Lata Singh V. State of U.P. and another", 2006(5) SCC 475, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2- Commissioner of Police, Jalandhar, to look into the matter and take appropriate action in accordance with law to ensure that no harm is caused to the life and liberty of the petitioners at the hands of respondent Nos.4 to 6. 6.

It is clarified that this order shall not be treated as a stamp of this Court about the marriage of the parties and no opinion with regard to the validity of the marriage has been expressed in this order. Further, this is not a blanket order of protection from arrest in any other FIR. It is further made clear that this order shall not come in the way if the interrogation of the petitioners is required in any cognizable case.  07.07.2025 (H.S. GREWAL) Sonia Puri JUDGE  Whether speaking/ reasoned : Yes / No Whether reportable : Yes / No  Sonia Puri 2025.07.08 11:08 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document