Punjab-Haryana High Court
Rajni And Anr vs State Of Haryana And Ors on 23 December, 2024
Author: Kirti Singh
Bench: Kirti Singh
CRWP-12512-2024 (O&M) 1
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
AT CHANDIGARH
112
CRWP-12512-2024 (O&M)
Date of Decision: 23.12.2024
RAJNI AND ANR
...Petitioners
Versus
STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS
...Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE KIRTI SINGH
Present:-. Mr. Rajesh Tushar, Advocate for the petitioners.
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KIRTI SINGH, J.(Oral)
This petition has been filed for seeking a direction to the
official respondents to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners from the
hands of private respondents (arrayed in the petition) as they are in live in
relationship against the wishes of the family members.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners
are major and are in live in relationship, against the wishes of respondents
No.4 to 6. They have placed on record copy of the Aadhar cards (Annexures
P-1 and P-2) to substantiate their claim. The petitioners have also submitted
a representation dated 17.12.2024 (Annexure P-5) to respondent No.2 but till
date no action thereon has been taken. He further submits that the petitioners
will be satisfied if appropriate direction is given to respondent No.2 to
consider and dispose of the aforesaid representation dated 17.12.2024
(Annexure P-5) in accordance with law in an expeditious manner.
3. Notice of motion to the official respondents only.
4. Mr. Gaurav Bansal, DAG, Haryana, who is present in Court,
accepts notice on behalf of the official respondents and submits that the
aforesaid representation will be disposed of in an expeditious manner in
accordance with law. Learned counsel for the petitioners is directed to
KAVITA NAIN
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during the course of the day.
5. Considering the limited request made by learned counsel for the
petitioners and keeping in view that the protection of life and liberty is a
fundamental right emanating out of Article 21 of the Constitution of India
and the scope of the present petition is only regarding protection of life and
liberty of the petitioners, this Court is of the opinion that ends of justice
would meet if an appropriate direction is issued to the competent authority to
consider and decide the aforesaid representation expeditiously.
6. Accordingly, without commenting on the validity of
relationship and entering upon an exercise to evaluate the evidentiary value
of the documents placed on the record, the present petition is disposed of
with a direction to respondent No.2- Superintendent of Police, Kurukshetra
to decide the representation of the petitioners (Annexure P-5) within a period
of one week from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order and
grant them protection, if there is any threat to their life and liberty.
7. However, it is made clear that this order may not be construed
as expression of an opinion with regard to the age of the petitioners and on
legality and validity of the relationship of the petitioners in any civil or
criminal proceedings nor the petitioners would be entitled for any protection
against their arrest or continuance of any criminal proceedings against them,
if otherwise, found to be involved in commission of any cognizable
offence(s).
Pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of
accordingly.
(KIRTI SINGH)
JUDGE
23.12.2024
Kavita
Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No
Whether reportable Yes/No
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