CRM-M/44558/2014 of RASHMI AND ANR Vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS on 31 December 2014

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

Rashmi and another

CRM-M-44558-2014Date of Decision: December 31, 2014

Versus

_...Petitioners

State of Punjab and others

CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURMIT RAM

.... Respondents

Present:Mr. Anish Garg, Advocate for the petitioners.

KK KK

GURMIT RAM, J. (Oral)

Prayer in the present petition filed under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. is forissuance of a direction to the official respondents to protect the life and liberty of thepetitioners and not to harass them at the instance of respondent Nos.4 to 6.

The petitioners have got married against the wishes of their parents. Theyare stated to be major. In support of her proof of age petitioner No.1 has placed onrecord a copy of matriculation examination certificate (Annexure P-2) wherein her dateof birth is mentioned as 17.11.1996 whereas petitioner No.2 has also placed on record acopy of matriculation examination certificate (Annexure P-3) depicting his date of birthas 23.03.1988.

Without adverting to the merits of the controversy, the present petition isdisposed of with a direction to respondent No.2, the Senior Superintendent of Police,Kapurthala, to protect lives and liberty of the petitioners at the hands of respondentNos. 4 to 6.

This order has nothing to do with regard to validity or invalidity of themarriage of the petitioners. |

| GURMIT RAM JJUDGE