In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh
CRM No. M-20813 of 2009 (O&M)
Akanksha Choudhary and another ..... Petitioners
vs
State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents
Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. Vipul Dharmani, Advocate, for the petitioners. Rajesh Bindal J.
Prayer made in the present petition is for protection of life and liberty
of the petitioners, who had married against the consent of their parents. Both the
parties are present in Court. They got married in Gurdwara Yadgar Bhai Lallo Ji,
Kaithal Road, Karnal on 27.7.2009. As per certificate Annexure P-1 issued by the
Central Board of Secondary Education, the date of birth of petitioner no. 1 is
18.8.1989 and she was more than 18 years of age on the date of the marriage. They
are apprehending their arrest and also harassment by the police and family
members of petitioner no. 1, as they were not agreeable to the marriage.
Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that both the petitioners
are major and have married against the wishes of their parents and as such they are
fearing threat to their life and liberty.
Accordingly, the instant petition is disposed of with the direction to
Superintendent of Police, Karnal, that in case the petitioners move an application
before the aforesaid authority to provide protection to their life and liberty, the
same shall be considered and if required, necessary protection be provided to the
petitioners. This order may not be treated as a seal of the Court on the marriage of
the parties.
31.7.2009 ( Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge