Petition dated 24.04.2014 directed senior superintendent of police to investigate allegations. Court ordered investigation without adjudicating marriage validity or ages.
Direction to respondent No. 2 to investigate allegations in representation dated 19.04.2014 and take appropriate action if warranted.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
CRM-M-13902 of 2014 Date of Decision : 24.04.2014
Navneet Kaur and another
.....Petitioners
Versus
State of Punjab and others
.....Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.P. NAGRATH
Present: Mr. Manoj Tanwar, Advocate for the petitioners.
R.P. Nagrath, J. (Oral)
Both the petitioners are present in person and stated to be major and they have not earlier married.
Notice of motion to respondents No. 1 to 3.
On asking of the Court, Ms. Anmol Grewal, AAG, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of respondents No. 1 to 3.
Let three copies of paper-book be supplied to learned State counsel during the course of day.
In view of the limited prayer made in the petition and without commenting upon the validity of marriage or correctness of ages of the petitioners, the instant petition is disposed of with a direction to respondents No. 2-Senior Superintendent of Police, Patiala to look into the allegations contained in representation dated 19.04.2014 (Annexure P-5) and if warranted, take appropriate action in accordance with law.
It is made clear that if a complaint for criminal offence or an FIR is pending, this order shall not cause any hindrance in those proceedings.
April 24, 2014 ( R.P. NAGRATH ) jk JUDGE
Jitender kumar 2014.04.24 16:22 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh
Navneet Kaur
another
State of Punjab
R.P. Nagrath
As recorded by the court registry
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