139 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-5290-2025 DECIDED ON: 21.05.2025 HARJIT KAUR AND ANOTHER .....PETITIONERS VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS .....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MOUDGIL Present: Mr. Abhishek Pundir, Advocate for Mr. Gaurav Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Jasjit Singh Rattu, DAG Punjab. SANDEEP MOUDGIL, J (ORAL) The jurisdiction of this Court has been invoked under Article 226 read with Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 of the Constitution of India for directing the official respondents nos.2 & 3 to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners from the hands of respondent no.4 to 7. Learned State counsel submits that a speaking order dated 20.05.2025 has been passed on the representation submitted by the petitioners. A copy of the same has been supplied to the counsel for the petitioners. The relevant part of the order read as under:- “During the enquiry of Petitioners Harjit Kaur w/o Lovely Singh R/o Chatiwind Lehal Earlier Village Begewal PS Kathunangal District Amritsar & Lovely Singh s/o Desa Singh R/o Chatiwind Lehal District Amritsar, ASI Dalbir Singh Visited the village Chatiwind Lehal PS Kathunangal However Petitioners Were not Found Living in MEENU 2025.05.22 08:46 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRWP-5290-2025 -2- the Village Chatiwind Lehal. ASI Dalbir Singh took the Statement of the Parent/Guardian Dilbag singh s/o Nanak Ram r/o Begewal Police station Kathunangal Sated that " Harjit Kaur is daughter of Dilbagh Singh, resident of Begewal, who my cousin sister who is my maternal uncle's daughter, who I had brought this girl in childhood, who I had raised and brought up, I stated that Cousin sister was living in my village Talwandi Dousanda Singh Singh, but on 19.05.2025 he have no any objection to their marriage ” In the light of above, learned counsel for the petitioners prays for withdrawal of the present petition. Prayer is accepted. Dismissed as withdrawn. However, the petitioners would be at liberty to avail alternate remedy by way of appeal as per notification No.HOME-HM-40 40SECM/14/2025-2H4/63 dated 23.01.2025 issued by the Department of Home Affairs, Punjab, Government of Punjab (Home-4 Branch). (SANDEEP MOUDGIL) 21.05.2025 JUDGE Meenu Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether reportable Yes/No MEENU 2025.05.22 08:46 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document