IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.20022 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision:21.10.2011 Neetu Rani wife of Yadwinder Singh, daughter of Jai Krishan, resident of Village Passiana, Tehsil and District Patiala, Punjab, and another. ...Petitioners versus State of Punjab, through Home Secretary to Government of Punjab, Civil Secretariat, Chandigarh, and others. ....Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN ---- Present: Mr. Brijender Kaushik, Advocate, for the petitioners. ---- 1. Whether reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? No. 2. To be referred to the reporters or not ? No. 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the digest ? No. ---- K.Kannan, J. (Oral) 1. The petitioners are present in Court. The petitioners claim that they have married on 20.10.2011 at Arya Samaj Vedik Sanskar Samiti, Ambala Cantt, Haryana. The first petitioner is born on 13.04.1989 and the second petitioner is born on 07.05.1987. Both of them are adults and of marriageable age as per the provisions of the Hindu Marriage Act. The petitioners claim that the parents object to their union and the first petitioner is again arranged to be married tomorrow on 22.10.2011. The first petitioner claims that she cannot be made married again and she cannot be compelled Civil Writ Petition No.20022 of 2011 (O&M) - 2 - to go through the ceremony of marriage with any other person. The petitioners will have appropriate protection from being harassed by any of the relatives and the Senior Superintendent of Police, Patiala, arrayed as the second respondent, will give such protection as the situation might warrant for protection of their lives and liberty. This Court had on an occasion laid down guidelines about the manner of protection to be provided in such like instances in Pardeep Kumar and another Versus State of Haryana-2008(2) ILR (P&H) 62. The petitioners will have such protection as delineated in the judgment. 2. The writ petition is disposed of. 3. The copy of the order be issued dasti to the parties on payment of usual charges. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE 21.10.2011 sanjeev