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Arjun Singh and Anr. v. State of Punjab and Others

Punjab & Haryana HC9 May 2025CRWP/4759/2025

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What is this about?

protection of life and liberty; runaway/married couple; marriage against wishes of respondent No.4; Article 226 Constitution of India; writ of mandamus; CRWP Punjab and Haryana High Court; representation Annexure P-5 dated 06.05.2025 unanswered; marriage certificate Annexure P-4; decide within one week; no immunity from legal action for violation of law; Harpreet Singh Brar; decided 09.05.2025.

What did the court decide?

Direction to respondent No.2 to decide the petitioners' representation (Annexure P-5) within one week from 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 confers no protection from legal action for violation of law. ¶4

Arjun Singh and Anr. Vs State of Punjab… — Writ and Judicial Review | Punjab & Haryana HC (2025)

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether respondents No.2 & 3 must protect the life and liberty of the petitioners, who claim to have married against the wishes of respondent No.4 and apprehend danger from him. +1 more

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Court's answer

The petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to decide the petitioners' representation (Annexure P-5) within one week from receipt of a certified copy of the order.

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Ratio / Principle

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

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Key takeaways

The order shall not protect the petitioners from legal action for violation of law, if any committed by them.ratio¶4
The Court expressly declined to comment on the validity of the marriage and did not evaluate the evidentiary value of the documents placed on the file, leaving the validity question open.obiter¶4

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Punjab and Haryana High Court, CRWP-4759-2025 (O&M), decided 09.05.2025 (Harpreet Singh Brar, J., oral): Writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by Arjun Singh and another, who claimed to have married against the wishes of respondent No.4 and sought protection of life and liberty through a writ of mandamus directed at respondents No.2 & 3. Marriage certificate (Annexure P-4) was placed on record and a representation dated 06.05.2025 (Annexure P-5) to respondent No.2 had gone unanswered. Without commenting on the validity of the marriage or the evidentiary value of the documents, 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 the petitioners' life and liberty, making clear that the order grants no immunity from legal action for violation of law.

CRWP-4759-2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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CRWP-4759-2025 (O&M) Date of decision: 09.05.2025

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Arjun Singh and another

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... Petitioners

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Vs.

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State of Punjab and others

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... Respondents

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR

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Present: None for the petitioners.

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HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL)

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In view of imminent threat perception due to prevailing situation in the country, the Bar Association of Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh has declared 09.05.2025 as ‘No Work Day’. As such, the lawyers are abstaining from work.

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

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It is averred in the petition that the petitioners have married against the wishes of respondent No.4 and they claim themselves to be major

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VISHNU 2025.05.09 13:12 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh

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and seek protection to their life and liberty. They apprehend danger from respondent No.4. They have placed on record marriage certificate (Annexure P-4) to substantiate their claim. The petitioners have also submitted a representation dated 06.05.2025 (Annexure P-5) to respondent No.2 but no action has been taken so far.

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Without commenting on validity of the marriage allegedly performed by 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-5) 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.

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[ HARPREET SINGH BRAR ] 09.05.2025 JUDGE vishnu Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No

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VISHNU 2025.05.09 13:12 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh

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