CRM-M/44303/2013 of AJAY KUMAR AND ANR. Vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS. on 31 December 2013

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA ATCHANDIGARH.

Crl.M.No.M-44303 of 2013(O&M)

Date of Decision: December 31, 2013

Ajay Kumar and another

The State of Punjab and others

v.

.....Petitioners

......Respondents

CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA

Present:Petitioners in person withMr.M.N.Jajoria, Advocate.

.....

RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral)

Crl.M.No.52244 of 2013

Application is allowed subject to all just exceptions.

Crl.M.No.M-44303 of 2013

The present petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is forissuance of direction to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Fazilka, toprotect the life and liberty of the petitioners as they have got married againstthe wishes of their parents.

Heard.

Learned counsel for the petitioners states that the petitionerswill be satisfied if respondent no.2, i.e., Senior Superintendent of Police,Fazilka, is directed to take appropriate action, in accordance with law, onapplication, dated 26.12.2013, Annexure P5, already made to him by thepetitioners.

As per averments made in the petition both the petitioners aremajor. Date of birth of petitioner no.1-Ajay Kumar, as per copy ofMatriculation Examination Certificate, Annexure P1, is 20.5.1990, and dateof birth of petitioner No.2- Neha Chugh, as per copy of MatriculationExamination Certificate, Annexure P2, is 18.10.1992. They got married on26.12.2013, as per marriage certificate Annexure P4. Photographs of themarriage are Annexure P3.

In view of the limited prayer made by learned counsel for the

petitioners and without going into the merits of the claim raised by thepetitioners, this petition is disposed of with direction to respondent no.2,i.e.,Senior Superintendent of Police, Fazilka, to take appropriate action, inaccordance with law, on application, dated 26.12.2013, Annexure P5,already stated to have been moved to him by the petitioners.

However, it is made clear that this order will be having noeffect on the validity of alleged marriage of petitioners and also on anyother civil or criminal proceedings instituted against petitioner no.1 as perlaw.

31.12.2013

(Ram Chand Gupta)Judge

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