CRWP/12566/2024 of ANURADHA AND ANR Vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS on 27 December 2024

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CRWP-12566-2024 (O&M)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJABAND HARYANAAT CHANDIGARH

CRW P-12566-2024 (O&MDate of Decision: 27.12.2024

ANURADHA AND ANR

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.. Petitioners

STATE OK PUNJAB AND ORS

..Respondents

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL

Present:Mr. Sandeep Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners.

SUMEET GOEL, J. (Oral)

1,By way of present petition filed under Article 226 of theConstitution of India, petitioners are seeking issuance of directions to theofficial respondents to protect their life and liberty at the hands ofrespondent Nos.4 to 8.

|Notice of motion to respondents Nos.! to 3 (i.e. officialrespondents).

onOn the asking of the Court, Mr. Adhiraj Singh Thind, AAG,Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the official respondents.

4As per the petitioners, they have married on 18.12.2024 againstthe wishes of respondent Nos.4 to 8, who happen to be the familymembers/relative of the petitioners.

5 Both the petitioners have claimed themselves to be majorrelying upon their Aadhar Cards indicating that date of birth of petitionerNo.1-Anuradha is 02.03.2003 and petitioner No.2-Rahul is 21.10.2002.

CRWP-12566-2024 (O&M)

6. Without commenting on the legality and validity of themarriage as also the merits of contentions raised in the petition, I deem itappropriate to direct respondent No.2 (Senior Superintendent of Police,Ferozepur) to look into the representation dated 20.12.2024 (Annexure P-5)Stated to have been submitted by the petitioners & pass appropriate ordersthereupon within two weeks from today. ©

7 Keeping in view the fact that both the petitioners claim to havemarried against the wishes of their family(s), I direct that if possible,respondent No.2 (Senior Superintendent of Police, Ferozepur) may call ameeting of the petitioners as well as the parents of both the petitioners andtheir other concerned family members in his/her presence so that the partiesmay endeavour to resolve their dispute(s) and live amicably.

8 Liberty is reserved in favour of private respondents to seekrecall of this order on showing sufficient cause.

QOHowever, if the petitioners are found to have been involved inany other case, then this order shall not preclude the competent authorityfrom taking lawful action against the petitioners.

10,The petition stands disposed off. Pending application(s), if any,Shall also stand disposed off.

2712.2024

Jasmine Kaun

(SUMEET GOEL)JUDGE

Whether speaking/reasoned

Whether reportable

YesNOYesNo