Seeking protection for life and liberty due to apprehended danger from respondents following marriage against wishes of senior family members. Court directed respondent to decide representation and grant protection if threats persist.
Direction to respondent to decide representation and grant protection if threat to life is perceived.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
Crl. Misc. No.M- 2111 of 2013(O&M) Date of Decision: 22.01.2013
Parveen Kaur and another
vs.
State of Punjab & Ors. ... Respondents
CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJENDER SINGH MALIK
Present:Ms. Preet Kamal, Advocate fors the petitioners.
VIJENDER SINGH MALIK,J(ORAL)
Parveen Kaur and Gurpreet Singh, the petitioners before me, claim themselves to be major and claiming that they have married against the wishes of respondents No.4 to 6, seek protection to their life and liberty. They apprehend danger to them from the side of respondents no. 4 to 6. They have placed on record marriage certificate and photographs, Annexures P/3 and P/4 respectively evidencing their marriage. The petitioners have submitted representation dated 21.01.2013, Annexure P-5 to respondent no.2.
Without entering upon an exercise to evaluate the evidentiary value of the documents placed on the file, I dispose of the petition with the direction to respondent no.2 to decide the representation of the petitioners, Annexure P-5 within a period of two months and grant them protection, if any threat to their life and
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liberty is perceived. It is made clear that this order shall not be taken to protect the petitioners from legal action for violation of law if
any committed by them.
January 22,2013 ( VIJENDER SINGH MALIK ) dinesh JUDGE
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioners are entitled to protection of their life and liberty upon apprehending danger from respondents.
Parveen Kaur and another
State of Punjab
Vijender Singh Malik
As recorded by the court registry
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