MEHAKPREET KAUR AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS
CRWP/3269/2025 · 2025-04-02
Rajesh Bhardwaj
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136 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-3269-2025 Date of Decision: 02.04.2025 Mehakpreet Kaur and another ..... Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others .......Respondents
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ Present: Mr. Haneet Sharma, Advocate for Mr. Vikram Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioners. Rajesh Bhardwaj, J. (ORAL)
1. The petitioners have filed the present petition under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of direction to respondents No.2 and 3 for protection of life and personal liberty of the petitioners and not to interfere in the peaceful life of the petitioners at the behest of respondent No.4.
2.
Learned counsel for the petitioners states that both the petitioners are major and have married against the wishes of respondent No.4. They apprehend danger from respondent No.4. Their marriage certificate as well as marriage photographs evidencing their marriage are on record as Annexures P-3 and P-4. The petitioners have submitted a representation dated 28.03.2025 (Annexure P-5) to respondent No.2.
3. Notice of motion to the official respondents only.
4. Mr. Kirpal Singh Thakur, AAG, Haryana accepts notice on behalf of the State.
5. Without entering upon an exercise to evaluate the evidentiary value of the documents placed on the file, I dispose of the petition with a direction to respondent no.2- the Superintendent of Police, Fatehabad to SHARMILA DEVI 2025.04.03 10:19 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment PHHC
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decide the representation (Annexure P-5) of the petitioners and grant them protection, if any threat to their life and liberty is perceived.
6. It is clarified that this order shall not be taken to grant immunity to the petitioners from legal action for violation of law, if any, committed by them. This order would not be understood having expressed any opinion whatsoever by this Court on the validity of the marriage of the petitioners.
(RAJESH BHARDWAJ) 02.04.2025 JUDGE sharmila Whether Speaking/Reasoned : Yes/No Whether Reportable : Yes/No SHARMILA DEVI 2025.04.03 10:19 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment PHHC