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(2022) Law Today Live Doc. Id. 17415 = 2023(2) L.A.R. 538
Decided on: 30.12.2022
Present:
Mr. Ravinder Pankaj, Advocate for Ms. Sukhveer Kaur, Advocate for the petitioners.
Constitution of India, Article 226 -- Run-away Couple -- Inter-caste marriage – Police protection -- Petitioners are major and have married against the wishes of respondents no.4 and 5 and sought protection to their life and liberty -- Petition dispose of with a direction to Senior Superintendent of Police to decide the representation of the petitioners and grant them protection, if any threat to their life and liberty is perceived.
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RAJESH BHARDWAJ, J. (ORAL) –
1. Present petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for directing respondents no.1 to 3 to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners from the hands of respondents no.4 and 5 as the marriage of the petitioners is inter-caste marriage.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that both the petitioners are major and have married against the wishes of respondents no.4 and 5 and have sought protection to their life and liberty. They apprehend danger from respondents no.4 and 5. Their photographs and marriage certificate evidencing their marriage are on record as Annexures P-3 and P-4 respectively. The petitioners have submitted a representation dated 23.11.2022 (Annexure P-5) to respondent no.2.
3. Notice of motion to respondents no.1 to 3-State only.
4. On the asking of the Court, Mr. Vishnav Gandhi, DAG, Punjab 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-Senior Superintendent of Police, Police District Hoshiarpur to decide the representation (Annexure P-5) of the petitioners and grant them protection, if any threat to their life and liberty is perceived. 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.
6. Disposed of
Order accordingly.
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