{"id":159266,"date":"2011-11-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-10T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/rita-rani-another-vs-the-state-of-haryana-others-on-11-november-2011"},"modified":"2019-03-16T01:14:41","modified_gmt":"2019-03-15T19:44:41","slug":"rita-rani-another-vs-the-state-of-haryana-others-on-11-november-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/rita-rani-another-vs-the-state-of-haryana-others-on-11-november-2011","title":{"rendered":"Rita Rani & Another vs The State Of Haryana & Others on 11 November, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"
Punjab-Haryana High Court<\/div>\n
Rita Rani & Another vs The State Of Haryana & Others on 11 November, 2011<\/div>\n
      IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT\n                    CHANDIGARH\n\n\n                         Criminal Misc.-M No.34077 of 2011 (O&M)\n                         Date of Decision: November 11, 2011\n\nRita Rani & another\n                                                         ...Petitioners\n\n                                 Versus\n\nThe State of Haryana & others\n                                                         ...Respondents\n\n\n\nCORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH\n\n1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?\n2. To be referred to the Reporters or not?\n3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?\n\n\nPresent:    Mr.Surinder Singh, Advocate,\n            for the petitioners.\n\n                         *****\n\nRANJIT SINGH, J.\n<\/pre>\n
            The petitioners are seeking protection for their life and
\nliberty as they have married against the wishes of their parents. The
\ncouple is present in the court.\n<\/p>\n
            The petition is disposed of with a direction to the
\nSuperintendent of Police, Kurukshetra to look into the complaint of
\nthe petitioners and in case he finds that there is any threat to their life
\nand liberty, he will take appropriate action on the said complaint.\n<\/p>\n
            Superintendent of Police, Kurukshetra would be at liberty
\nto ask the petitioners to reimburse the cost of protection in case it is
\nrequired to be provided to the petitioners.\n<\/p>\n
            The present order, however, shall not be deemed to be
\nproof qua the factum\/validity of their matrimonial alliance.\n<\/p>\n
November 11, 2011                                 ( RANJIT SINGH )\nramesh                                                 JUDGE\n <\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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