IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT
CHANDIGARH
Crl. Misc. No. M-31603 of 2009 (O&M)
Date of Decision: November 16, 2009
Pooja Gupta and another ... Petitioners
Versus
State of Punjab and others ... Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.D. ANAND
Present : Ms. Kiranpreet Kaur, Advocate, for the petitioners.
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S.D. Anand, J.
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Allowed, as prayed for.
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The learned counsel states that she would be content and
interests of justice would be served if life and liberty of the petitioners is
ordered to be protected.
Notice of motion.
On the asking of the Court, Mr. BBS Teji, AAG, Punjab
accepts notice on behalf of the State.
The petition is disposed of with a direction that respondent
No.2 – Superintendent of Police, Bathinda and respondent No.3 – SHO,
P.S. Bathinda, District Bathinda shall ensure that the petitioners shall
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.
Copy of the order be given to the learned State counsel
under the signatures of the Special Secretary of this Court.
November 16, 2009 ( S.D. Anand ) vinod* Judge