Single judge disposed of criminal miscellaneous petition directed at SPS Hoshiarpur to inquire into a marriage representation without adjudicating merits, leaving validity of marriage and pending proceedings unaffected.
Direction to respondent No.2 to investigate the representation dated 22.07.2014 and take appropriate action.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
Crl. Misc. No.M-24862 of 2014 (O&M) Date of decision : July 24, 2014.
Kajal and another
... Petitioners
VERSUS
State of Punjab and others
... Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURINDER GUPTA
Present: Petitioners in person with Mr. M.S. Bajwa, Advocate.
SURINDER GUPTA, J.(Oral)
Affidavits of both the petitioners are already on record.
Learned counsel for the petitioners has limited his prayer for taking appropriate action in accordance with law on the representation dated 22.07.2014 (Annexure P-5) made by the petitioners. It has been stated that date of birth of petitioner No.1-Kajal is 17.11.1995 as per Annexure P-1 and date of birth of petitioner No.2-Chaman Deep Kumar is 02.07.1991 as per Annexure P-2. They got married on 22.07.2014. Photographs of marriage are Annexure P-3.
In view of the limited prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioners and without going into the merits of the claim raised, this petition is disposed of with direction to respondent No.2-Senior Superintendent of Police, Hoshiarpur to look into the representation dated 22.07.2014 (Annexure P-5) and take appropriate action in accordance with law, on receipt of certified copy of this order.
However, it is made clear that this order will have no effect on the validity of alleged marriage of the petitioners or on any other civil or criminal proceedings instituted against them.
July 24, 2014 (SURINDER GUPTA) Sachin M. JUDGE
Mehta Sachin 2014.07.24 16:06 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CHANDIGARH
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioners entitled to protection against their arrest following a marriage representation.
Kajal
Chaman Deep Kumar
State of Punjab
SURINDER GUPTA
As recorded by the court registry
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