Judgment:
Crl.Misc.
No.M-20818 of 2014 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.
No.M-20818 of 2014 Date of decision:June 18,2014 Shivali Bhatia and another ....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and ors...Respondents -- CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE HARINDER SINGH SIDHU Present: MRS.Suresh Saran, Advocate for the petitioneRs.-- HARINDER SINGH SIDHU, J.(Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C.seeking direction to respondents Nos.2 to 3 to provide protection to the lives and liberty of the petitioners at the hands of private respondents No.4 and 5 and to restrain them from interfering with the matrimonial life of the petitioneRs.2.
It has been averred that the date of birth of petitioner No.1 is 08.05.1992 and date of birth of petitioner No.2 is 30.03.1990 and photostat copies of Voter Card issued by Election Commission of India & Matriculation Certificate, to this effect are attached by them as Annexures P-1 and P-2 respectively.
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It has been submitted that the marriage of the petitioners was solemnized on 16.06.2014.
Copy of marriage certificate and the photographs of marriage are attached as Annexures P-3 and P-4 (Colly.) Kumar Dinesh 2014.06.18 16:19 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document High Court,Chandigarh Crl.Misc.
No.M-20818 of 2014 2 respectively.
Respondents No.4 and 5 are opposed to the marriage, as the petitioners had performed the marriage without their consent.
The petitioners have submitted representation dated 16.06.2014 (Annexure P-5) to respondent No.2 seeking protection of their lives and liberty at the hands of the private respondent.
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After hearing counsel for the petitioners and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case or the validity of the marriage and the age of the petitioners and keeping in view the binding precedent of the Hon'ble Apex Court in Lata Singh v.
State of U.P.And another, 2006(2) SCC (Criminal) 478, the present petition is disposed of with direction to respondent No.2 to look into the said issue and take necessary action in accordance with law.
( HARINDER SINGH SIDHU ) JUDGE1806.2014 dinesh Kumar Dinesh 2014.06.18 16:19 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document High Court,Chandigarh