This single-paragraph oral judgment permits a petition for police protection against apprehended danger upon a claim of marriage, without validating the averments or impacting any criminal case.
Direction to Commissioner of Police, Jalandhar to consider and expeditiously dispose of the representation dated 24.04.2014.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA, AT
CHANDIGARH
CRM-M-14212 of 2014 Date of Decision: 26.04.2014
Akriti and another
... Petitioners
Versus
State of Punjab and others ... Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MAHAVIR S. CHAUHAN
... Respondents
Present: Ms. Anupama Takhi, Advocate, for the petitioners.
MAHAVIR S. CHAUHAN, J. (ORAL)
Heard.
Petitioners seek a direction to Commissioner of Police, Jalandhar, to protect their lives and liberty as they claim to have married against the wishes of their parents and apprehend danger to their lives and liberty from the private respondents.
It is stated in the petition that the petitioners entered into the matrimonial tie up on 23.04.2014 and on 24.04.2014, petitioners claim to have made a representation to Commissioner of Police, Jalandhar, for providing them protection. It is the grievance of the petitioners that no action has been taken so far on the representation dated 24.04.2014 (Annexure P-5).
In the circumstances, without meaning to make any comment on the correctness of the averments made in the petition, including the validity of the marriage and attainment of age of majority by the petitioners, this petition is disposed of with a direction to Commissioner of Police, Jalandhar, to consider and expeditiously dispose of the representation dated 24.04.2014 (Annexure P-5) stated to have been filed by the petitioners before him. It is made clear that this order shall have no bearing on a criminal case registered or to be registered in the matter.
26.04.2014 adhikari
(MAHAVIR S. CHAUHAN) JUDGE
Virendra singh adhikari 2014.04.26 14:21 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document High Court Chandigarh
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioners are entitled to protection of their lives and liberty given their apprehension of danger.
Whether the petitioners have attained majority age to file this petition.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Akriti and another
State of Punjab and others
Mahavir S. Chauhan
As recorded by the court registry
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