The court issued protection under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for two adult petitioners who married against parental wishes, directing the SSP Gurdaspur to prevent harm from respondents.
Direction to Senior Superintendent of Police, Gurdaspur to ensure no harm to petitioners from respondents No.4 to 9 and provide security if circumstances warrant.
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH.
CRM No. M-10682 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 21.04.2009
Jyoti and another
...Petitioners
Versus
State of Punjab & others
...Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA
Present: Mr. Avinash Mandla, Advocate, for the petitioners.
Rajan Gupta, J.
The petitioners have filed this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for protection of their life and liberty.
Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that the petitioners are major and have married against the wishes of their parents. They have placed on record Annexures P-1 & P-2, as proof of their age and also marriage certificate, Annexure P-3. He further submits that the petitioners have married and feared threat to their life and liberty from respondents No.4 to 9.
Notice of motion to official respondents.
On asking of the Court Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG, Punjab
accepts notice.
After hearing counsel for the parties, the Senior Superintendent of Police, Gurdaspur is directed to ensure that no harm is
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caused to the petitioners at the hands of respondents No.4 to 9. He shall also provide adequate security to them if circumstances so warrant.
Disposed of in the terms indicated above.
(RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE
April 21, 2009 'rajpal'
1 issue framed by the court
Whether to grant protection to petitioners living in violation of parental consent regarding marriage under Section 482 Cr.P.C.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Jyoti
another
State of Punjab
RAJAN GUPTA
As recorded by the court registry
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