CRM-M/46787/2016 of BALJEET SINGH & ANR Vs STATE OF PUNJAB & OTHERS on 30 December 2016

IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB ANDHARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

CRM-M No.46787 of 2016Date of Decision.30.12.2016

Baljeet Singh and another

.......Petitioners

Vs.

State of Punjab and others ........Respondents CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT RAWAL

Present: Mr. Kushagra Mahajan, Advocatefor the petitioners.

AMIT RAWAL J. (ORAL)

The petitioners have filed this petition under Section 482 of theCode of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for issuance of direction to officialrespondents No. 2 and 3 to protect their life and liberty from the hands ofprivate respondents No.4 to 7. Petitioners are stated to be major and havesolemnized marriage on 21.11.2016 which is against the wishes of theirparents. Factum of marriage has been pleaded with reference to photographs(Annexure P-4). Petitioners have an apprehension at the hands of privaterespondents No.4 to 7 and in this regard, they have submitted arepresentation dated 23.12.2016 (Annexure P-5) to the Commissioner ofPolice Amritsar - respondent No.2, but no action has been taken so far.

The present petition is disposed of with a direction torespondent No.2-Commissioner of Police Amritsar, District Amritsar tolook into the representation of the petitioners and decide the same and ifrequired, provide the protection to the life and liberty of the petitioners by providing adequate security.