This court disposed of a petition seeking appropriate police action regarding petitioners' marriage without adjudicating merits or validating the marriage's legal status.
Direction to respondent No.2 to examine representation dated 28.07.2014 and take appropriate action in accordance with law.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
Crl. Misc. No.M-25584 of 2014 (O&M) Date of decision : July 31, 2014.
Harpreet Kaur Gill and another
... Petitioners
VERSUS
State of Punjab and others
... Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURINDER GUPTA
Present: Petitioners in person with Mr. Deepak Aggarwal, 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 28.07.2014 (Annexure P-5) made by the petitioners. It has been stated that date of birth of petitioner No.1-Harpreet Kaur is 28.07.1990 as per date of birth certificate Annexure P-1 and copy of matriculation certificate filed today before the Court. The date of birth of petitioner No.2-Gurpreet Singh is 15.09.1991 as per voter identity card Annexure P-2. They got married on 27.07.2014. Photographs of marriage are Annexure P-4.
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, Bathinda to look into the representation dated 28.07.2014 (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 31, 2014 (SURINDER GUPTA) Sachin M. JUDGE
SACHIN MEHTA 2014.07.31 15:00 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioners' marriage warrants any specific police action under the law.
Harpreet Kaur Gill
Gurpreet Singh
State of Punjab
SURINDER GUPTA
As recorded by the court registry
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