Punjab and Haryana High Court
CRWP/12594/2024 of CHINKY AND ANOTHER Vs STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS on 30 December 2024
HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT 115 Chinky and Anr. State of Haryana and Ors. CORAM: Present: ALOK JAIN, 1. Constitution of India, seeking a writ in the nature of mandamus for granting protection to the petitioners from the private respondents on the grounds that they have a threat to their
CRWP-1259
9[4-2024 ]
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJACHANDIGARB AND HARYANA AT H
CRWP-12594-2024 Date of Decision:- 30.12.2024
Chinky and Anr.
……Petitioners
Versus
State of Har
……Respondents
CORAM:HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK JAIN****
Present:Mr. Lajpat Rai Sharma, Advoc
Mr. Sharan Sethi, Additional A
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ALOK JAIN, J. (Oral)
1. filed under Article 226 of theConstitutionThe present petition has been of India, seeking a writ in the nature of mandamus for grantingprotection to the petitioners from the private respondents on the groundsthat they have a threat to their lives due to their marriage against the wishesof the girl's parents.
2. The petition does not carve out any specific threat perceptionexcept for bald averments in the representation sent through the email ofthe counsel on 25.12.2024 to the Superintendent of Police, Jind. The emailalleges that the family members and relatives of petitioner No.1 visited thehouse of petitioner No.2 and threatened to eliminate the petitioners as they
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have ruinedfamily in society. However, thefather of petpolice authority about the threatreceived frotioner No.1, nor he sought anyprotection fo the honour and respect of the itioner No.2 did not inform any m the family members of petir their children.
have ruinedfamily in society. However, the
3. On a specific query regarding the occupation of petitionerNo.2, it was submitted that he is an agriculturist and owns 4 to 5 acres ofland. However, it was clarified that the father of petitioner No.2 (who wasallegedly threatened by the girl's father's relatives) owned the said property,yet no action has been taken.
4. There is no doubt that the life and liberty of citizen must beprotected, ado so. However, in the absenceof any cogaccommodations need to bediscarded. Tnd it is the duty of the State to ent threat perception, such he representation does not disclose any date or time when thethreat was allegedly made, nor does it disclose how and when the girl'sparents were informed that the girl has marr
5. However, in light of the aboventhe present petition, however as an abundant precaution, the present petitionis disposed 3 to strictly verify, the threatperception afound to be false, strict actionshould be inof and respondent Nos.2 andnd in case, the entire story is itiated against the petitioners. 6. The present petition is disposed of with the above direction.
(ALOK JAIN) 0, 2024 JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned:- Yes/NoWhether Reportable:-Yes/No December 3manju
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