Petitioners seeking protection after solemnizing a marriage faced threats from respondents and suffered them to approach higher authority for redressal.
Direction to respondents No.2 and 3 to independently consider grievances if petitioners approach them.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
CRM No.M-19956 of 2014 Date of decision: 04.06.2014
Gurpreet Singh and another
Petitioners
Versus
State of Punjab and others
..... Respondents
Present: Mr. D.S.Nigha, Advocate for the petitioners.
S.S. SARON, J.
The petitioners had a liking for each other, therefore, they have of their own solemnized their marriage amongst themselves. The marriage between the petitioners was solemnized at Gurudwara Shri Dashmesh Sahib Patshahi Dasvi, Sector-1, Panchkula, Districit Panchkula on 02.06.2014. The photographs (Annexure P-3) of the marriage have been placed on record. On account of the marriage that has been solemnized by the petitioners they apprehended threats to their life and liberty from respondents No.4 and 5, who are the parents of petitioner No.2-Birpal Kaur. Therefore, they have filed the present petition.
The petitioners it is stated are major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1-Gurpreet Singh as per his Identity Card (Annexure P-1) issued by Election Commission of India is 15.03.1993 and the date of birth of petitioner No.2-Birpal Kaur as per her Matriculation Examination Certificate, March 2011 (Annexure P-2) issued by the Punjab School Education Board is 02.01.1991. On account of threats held out to the petitioners, they
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submitted a representation dated 02.06.2014 (Annexure P-4) to the Senior Superintendent of Police, District Sangrur (respondent No.2) seeking protection of their life and liberty. Despite the said representation, the threat to them persists.
Both the petitioners are present in Court and are identified by their counsel. It is stated by the petitioners that they have solemnized their marriage with each other of their own free will and desire and without any kind of pressure or undue influence. It is also stated by the petitioners that they were not earlier married. Besides, they are happy with their marriage.
Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case, the criminal miscellaneous petition is disposed of with a direction to respondents No.2 and 3 that in case the petitioners approach any of them setting out their grievances as have been made in the present petition, the same would be looked into and considered by them independently and in accordance with law.
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether to grant protection to petitioners who solemnized an inter-se marriage despite threats from respondents.
Direction to police authorities to independently consider grievances if petitioners approach them.
Gurpreet Singh
Birpal Kaur
State of Punjab
S.S. Saron
As recorded by the court registry
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