V/S v. STATE OF PUNJAB & Ors.
Judgment
CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINI SINGH NAGPAL Present: Ms. Komal Preet Kaur, Advocate for Mr. Sehajpreet Singh Sandhu, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Kunwarbir Singh, AAG Punjab. SHALINI SINGH NAGPAL J.(ORAL) ****
Apprehending threat to their life and liberty, the petitioners have filed the present petition with a prayer to direct the official respondents to protect their life and liberty from respondents No.4 to 8.
The facts, as can be inferred from the petition, are as follows: The petitioners, who are major, solemnized marriage in accordance with Sikh rites and ceremonies on 04.07.2026. Date of birth of petitioner No.1 is stated to be 03.11.1999 and that of petitioner No.2 is 01.11.2002, as per their Aadhaar Cards. It is stated that relationship of the petitioners was not approved by their parents and other family members. Respondents No.4 to 8 were extending threats to eliminate the petitioners and in this regard petitioners moved a representation to respondent No.2- Senior CRWP-8054-2026 (O&M) 2 Superintendent of Police, Police District Batala, District Gurdaspur seeking protection of their life and liberty but no action was taken.
Notice of motion to official respondents only. Mr. Kunwarbir Singh, AAG Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the official respondents and submits that petitioners’ representation was received and same shall be considered in accordance with law.
The petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction to official respondents to decide representation dated
04.07.2026 (Annexure P-5) within a period of one month. In case, it is found that there is a genuine threat to the life and liberty of the petitioners, necessary steps warranted under law be taken at the earliest, so as to ensure that no harm is caused to the petitioners.
It is, however, clarified that this order does not express any opinion with regard to the validity of petitioners’ marriage, factum of their age nor shall have any bearing on any civil or criminal action initiated or to be initiated against them.
Disposed of accordingly.
09.07.2026 Ajay Goswami (SHALINI SINGH NAGPAL) JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned: Whether reportable: Yes/No Yes/No
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