CRWP/12489/2023 of VIKAS KUMAR AND ANOTHER Vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS on 26 December 2023

107IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

CRWP-12489-2023 Date of Order:26.12.2023

Vikas Kumar and another

Versus

.....Petitioners

State of Punjab and others

...... Respondents

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ

Present:Mr. Vishal Sharma, Advocate forMr. Jaskamal Singh Grewal, Advocate,for the petitioners.

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RAJESH BHARDWAJ, J. (ORAL)

Present petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution ofIndia for directing respondents No.1 to 3 to protect the life and liberty of thepetitioners from the hands of respondents no.4 to 9.

Learned counsel for the petitioners states that both the petitioners aremajor and have married against the wishes of respondents no.4 to 9 and havesought protection to their life and liberty. They apprehend danger fromrespondents no.4 to 9. Their marriage certificate evidencing their marriage is onrecord as Annexure P-3. The petitioners have submitted a representation dated18.12.2023 (Annexure P-4) to respondent no.2.

Notice of motion to respondents no.1 to 3-State only.

On the asking of the Court, Sandeep Kumar, DAG, Punjab acceptsnotice on behalf of the State.

Without entering upon an exercise to evaluate the evidentiary value ofthe documents placed on the file, I dispose of the petition with a direction torespondent no.2-Senior Superintendent of Police, Police District Khanna, DistrictLudhiana, Punjab to decide the representation (Annexure P-4) of the petitionersand grant them protection, if any threat to their life and liberty is perceived. It isclarified that this order shall not be taken to grant immunity to the petitioners fromlegal action for violation of law, if any, committed by them. This order would notbe understood having expressed any opinion whatsoever by this Court on thevalidity of the marriage of the petitioners.

Disposed of

26.12.2023geeta

(RAJESH BHARDWAJ)JUDGE

Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes/No.Whether reportable:Yes/No.