TANU BALA Vs. STATE OF HARYANA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) BOTH the petitioners are present in the Court and identified by their counsel.

(2.) LEARNED counsel for the petitioners submits that both the petitioners have married each other of their own free will but against the wishes of private respondents No. 4 to 6. However, petitioner No.1 is yet to complete her age as 18 years. LEARNED counsel for the petitioners also submits that since she has reached the age of discretion, she is entitled for seeking protection to life and liberty.

(3.) HOWEVER, lest this order is misunderstood, it is clarified that this order shall not mean that the petitioners had reached the age of marriage, as required by the law applicable to them, at the time of their marriage or that their marriage is legal as per the relevant provisions of law. I say so because neither it is the issue involved in the present petition nor this Court is putting its seal of approval on the validity of marriage of the petitioners.