Disposed

Bakhshish Singh v. State of Ut Chanidgarh and Ors.

Punjab & Haryana HC20 Aug 2023CRWP/8250/2023

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In a brief oral order, the High Court dismissed a criminal revisional petition filed by a man claiming to be the husband of a detained woman. After verifying via the detained woman that her parents acknowledged the marriage and expressed readiness to accept it, the Court directed the petitioner to approach the Court again if needed and disposed of any pending applications.

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Petition disposed of; petitioner allowed liberty to approach the Court again if needed; pending applications disposed of.

Bakhshish Singh Vs State of Ut Chanidgarh… — Writ and Judicial Review | Punjab & Haryana HC (2023)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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202 CRWP-8250-2023 Date of Decision: 20.08.2023

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Bakhshish Singh ......Petitioner(s)

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Vs.

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State of U.T. Chandigarh and others ......Respondent(s)

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP CHITKARA

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Present: Mr. Fariad Singh Virk, Advocate for the petitioner

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Mr. Abhinav Gupta, APP, UT, Chandigarh

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(Through Video Conferencing at Lordship’s residence)

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ANOOP CHITKARA J. (ORAL)

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The petitioner, who claims to be husband of the detenue-Aditi, in the capacity of solemnizing marriage with her on 26.07.2023 (Annexure P-1), has come up before this Court on the grounds that after the marriage, his wife-Aditi, aged 25 years has been detained by her parents, who have confined her in their home against her wishes.

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Notices were served upon the official respondents No. 1 to 3 yesterday, through the UT’s counsel. Given the nature of the order that this Court proposes to pass, neither the response of official respondents nor the issuance of notices to the private respondents is required.

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Counsel for UT, Chandigarh submits that they have recorded the statement of the alleged detenue-Aditi who stated that she has solemnized her marriage with the petitioner without informing her parents and when they came to know about her marriage with the petitioner, they were very upset, extremely unhappy, and very sad. She further stated that she wanted to live with her husband (petitioner) and now her family members are also ready to accept their marriage. He further submits that the detenue along with her parents are present in the police station and even the petitioner has come up in the police station to pick up the detenue.

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Given the stand of the detenue before her parents, she is at liberty to live anywhere she wants to live without any pressure.

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Petition is disposed of with the aforesaid directions . The petitioner shall be at

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Sonia Arora 2023.08.21 10:14 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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liberty to approach this Court again, in case, need arises. All pending applications, if any, stand disposed.

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6. There would be no need for a certified copy of this order, and any Advocate for the Petitioner and State can download this order and other relevant particulars from the official web page of this court and attest it to be a true copy. The concerned officer can also verify its authenticity and may download and use the downloaded copy for immediate use.

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(ANOOP CHITKARA) JUDGE

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20.08.2023 soniaarora

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Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes/No Whether reportable: No

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Sonia Arora 2023.08.21 10:14 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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