Ritesh and Another Vs State of Haryana and… — Writ and Judicial Review | Punjab & Haryana HC (2025)

Ritesh and Another Vs State of Haryana and… — Writ and Judicial Review | Punjab & Haryana HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to respondent No.2 to decide the petitioners' representation dated 06.04.2025 (Annexure P-3) within one week of receipt of a certified copy of the order and to grant them protection if there is any threat to their life and liberty; the order does not protect the petitioners from legal action for violation of law, if any committed by them.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioners, who claim to be majors living in a live-in relationship against the wishes of respondents No.3 & 4 and apprehend danger at their hands, are entitled to protection of their life and liberty, and whether respondent No.2 must decide their representation dated 06.04.2025 (Annexure P-3).

Court's answer

The petition was disposed of with direction to respondent No.2 to decide the petitioners' representation (Annexure P-3) within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a certified copy of the order.

Ratio / Principle

Respondent No.2 was directed to grant the petitioners protection if there is any threat to their life and liberty.

Key takeaways

It was made clear that the order shall not protect the petitioners from legal action for violation of law, if any committed by them.ratio¶23
The Court declined to comment on the relationship between the petitioners or to enter upon an exercise to evaluate the evidentiary value of the documents placed on the file.obiter¶22

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

CRWP-3715-2025 (O&M), decided 11.04.2025 (Harpreet Singh Brar, J.): Writ petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India by two petitioners (Ritesh @ Riesht and another) claiming to be majors in a live-in relationship against the wishes of private respondents No.3 & 4, seeking protection of life and liberty; their representation dated 06.04.2025 (Annexure P-3) to respondent No.2 had drawn no action. Without commenting on the relationship or evaluating the documents on file, the Court disposed of the petition, directing respondent No.2 to decide the representation within one week of receipt of a certified copy of the order and to grant protection if there is any threat to their life and liberty, clarifying that the order shall not shield the petitioners from legal action for violation of law, if any committed by them.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

CRWP-3715-2025 (O&M) Date of decision: 11.04.2025

Ritesh @ Riesht and another

... Petitioners

Vs.

State of Haryana and others

... Respondents

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR

Present: Ms. Malvi Aggarwal, Advocate for the petitioners.

HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL)

Present petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing respondents No.1 & 2 to protect the life and liberty of petitioners at the hands of respondents No.3 & 4.

Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that the petitioners are living in live-in relationship against the wishes of respondents No.3 & 4 and they claim themselves to be major and seek protection to their life and liberty. They apprehend danger from respondents No.3 & 4. The petitioners have submitted a representation dated 06.04.2025 (Annexure P-3) to

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respondent No.2 but no action has been taken so far.

Notice of motion to the official respondents only.

Ms. Geeta Sharma, DAG, Haryana, who is present in Court, accepts notice for the official respondents. Learned counsel for the petitioners is directed to supply a copy of complete paper book to learned State counsel during course of the day.

Without commenting anything on the relationship between the petitioners and entering upon an exercise to evaluate the evidentiary value of the documents placed on the file, I dispose of this petition with direction to respondent No.2 to decide representation of the petitioners (Annexure P-3) within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order and grant them protection, if there is any threat to their life and liberty.

It is made clear that this order shall not be taken to protect the petitioners from legal action for violation of law, if any committed by them.

11.04.2025 vishnu

[ HARPREET SINGH BRAR ] JUDGE

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

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