IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 230 CRWP-4748-2025 (O&M) Date of Decision: 27.05.2025. Hardev Singh ...Petitioner. Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents. *** CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUKHVINDER KAUR ....... Present: Mr. Kushagra Mahajan, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Navdeep Singh, DAG, Punjab. *** SUKHVINDER KAUR , J. (Oral) Supplementary status report by way of an affidavit of Ravinder Singh, PPS, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sub Division Majitha, Amritsar (Rural) filed on behalf of respondents No.1 to 4, is taken on record. It has been mentioned in para No.3 of the status report that the enquiry relating to the subject matter was conducted through ASI Sukhwant Singh, who reported that during the enquiry, it was found that the detenue and respondent No.5 were residing at Manikaran (Himachal Pradesh) and when they were contacted through mobile then the detenue sent her statement through Whatsapp, wherein she had stated that her date of birth is 15.08.2006 and as her parents wanted her to marry somewhere else, as she was having an affair with respondent No.5, they had solemnized marriage with mutual consent and presently they are living at Manikaran, as her husband (respondent No.5) is running a business over there and no one had illegally detained her. The translation of aforesaid report and of the KOMAL 2025.05.28 10:28 I attest to the accuracy of this document CRWP-4748-2025 (O&M) -2- statement of the detenue have been appended with the status report as Annexure R-1/T and Annexure R-2/T. Learned counsel for the petitioner has contended that the detenue has not been produced in the Court and only her statement received through Whatsapp has been brought on record and direction be issued to produce her in the Court. In the status report that has been produced on record today, it has been clearly mentioned that due enquiry in the matter had been conducted through ASI Sukhwant Singh, who reported that during the enquiry, it has been found that no one has illegally detained Sukhman Kaur daughter of the petitioner. Her statement received through Whatsapp, has also been appended with the status report, wherein she has categorically stated that she was major and having an affair with respondent No.5 and they have solemnized marriage with mutual consent and presently they are living at Manikaran, as her husband (respondent No.5) is running his business over there. The perusal of Annexure R-2/T the translated copy of statement of Sukhman Kaur reveals that she has also stated therein that she is apprehending threat from her own family members. Keeping in view the aforesaid supplementary status report, no further direction is required to be issued. Present petition is accordingly disposed of. (SUKHVINDER KAUR) JUDGE 27.05.2025. Komal Whether speaking/reasoned? : Yes/ No Whether reportable? : Yes/ No KOMAL 2025.05.28 10:28 I attest to the accuracy of this document