IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT
CHANDIGARH
Criminal Misc. No. M-31594 of 2009 (O&M)
Date of Decision: November 10, 2009
Meenu Bala and another
... Petitioners
Versus
State of Punjab and others
... Respondents
CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.D. ANAND.
Present : Mr. Bikramjit Bajwa, Advocate,
for the petitioners.
S.D. Anand, J.(Oral)
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Allowed, as prayed for.
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Notice of motion.
On the asking of the Court, Mr. B.B.S. Teji,
Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf
of the State.
The respondent Nos. 2 and 3 (Senior
Superintendent of Police, Batala, and S.H.O., Police Station
Quadian, respectively) shall ensure that the petitioners shall
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have the similar constitutional protection which is available to
all the citizens of the country under Article 21 of the
Constitution of India. The reiteration of that obvious
constitutional guarantee would not be inferred to be an
expression of opinion on the merits of the averments in the
course of the petition qua the factum/validity of their
matrimonial alliance.
Disposed of accordingly.
A copy of the order be given to the learned State
counsel under the signatures of Special Secretary.
November 10, 2009 ( S.D. Anand ) vkd Judge