Punjab and Haryana High Court
CRM-M/50095/2017 of PALWINDER KAUR AND ANOTHER Vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS on 28 December 2017
COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-50095- of 2017 Date of Decision:28.12.2017 Palwinder Kaur and another ... Petitioners Vs. State of Punjab and others ... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G.S. SANDHAWALIA Present : Mr. Dheeraj Mahajan, Advocate for the petitioners. G.S.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANAAT CHANDIGARH
CRM-M-50095-of 2017]Date of Decision:28.12.2017
Palwinder Kaur and another
— Petitioners
Vs.
State of Punjab and others... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G.S. SAANDHAWALI
Present :Mr. Dheeraj Mahajan, Advocate for the petitioners.
G.S. SANDHAWALIA, J. (Oral)
In the present petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., thepetitioners seek directions to provide protection to their lives and libertyfrom the private respondents No.4 to 7, who are stated to be relatives ofpetitioner No.1.
It is pleaded that petitioners have got married on 25.12.2017 inGurudwara Gurudwara Guru Nanak Niwas Sahib, Village Karon Kalan,Tehsil Kharar, District Mohali. Marriage certificate is appended asAnnexure P-3. The photographs of the marriage have been appended asAnnexure P-4. It is further submitted that the date of birth of petitioners are8.10.1998 and 19.2.1995 respectively. In respect of age proof, photocopiesof Aadhar Cards of both the petitioners are appended as Annexures P-1 andp-2|
It is submitted that petitioner No.2 is working as a PressReporter in the channel “Jaibhim” and is also working as a Driver, whereaspetitioner No.1 has also passed her B.A. Part-I.
Petitioners are stated to be belonging to different castes, in asmuch as petitioner No.| belongs to Kabir Panthi and petitioner No.2belongs to Balmiki castes, both scheduled castes and therefore, the relatives CRM-M-50095-of 2017
have not accepted their marriage which took place on 25.12.2017, A representation dated 25.12.2017 (Annexure P-5) has beenfiled with Senior Superintendent of Police, Police District Batala in thisregard and resultantly this Court has been approached.
Notice of motion.
On the asking of the Court, Mr. Suveer Sheokand, Addl. A.G,Punjab, who is present in Court, accepts notice on behalf of the officialrespondents-State. Copies have been supplied.
After hearing counsel for the parties, without commenting uponthe validity/legality of the marriage or the age of the petitioners and keepingin view the binding precedent of the Hon'ble Apex Court in.Lata SinghVv.State of U.P. And another; 2006 (2) SCC (Criminal) 478, the presentpetition is disposed of with direction to respondent No.2 to look into theabove said representation filed by the petitioners and take appropriate actionin accordance with law and provide protection, if so required.
281227017rajeevWhether speaking/reasonedYes/NoWhether reportableYes/No (G.S. SANDHAWALIA)JUDGE