JATINDER KAUR Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for issuance of directions to the official respondents to provide adequate security to protect lives and liberty of the petitioners who apprehend threats to their lives at the hands of private respondents and for further direction not to harass and interfere in their peaceful married life and not to intrude into their privacy.

(2.) THE petitioners, who are present in Court, claim to be major on the basis of documents annexed with the petition and they got married contrary to the wishes of their parents and are apprehending threats to their lives and liberty.

(3.) IN view of this, the petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No. 2 i.e. SSP, Nawanshahar to look into the allegations as contained in the petition personally and take necessary steps in accordance with law if the situation so warrants. This order shall not be construed to be conferring the legitimacy or authenticity to the factum of marriage having been performed as the Court is clearly deprived of any means to determine the aforesaid facts.