CRL Misc. No. M-18470 of 2011 -2- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-18470 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: June 07, 2011 Radha and another . ….Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others. … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH 1. Whether reporters of local news papers may be allowed to see judgment? 2. To be referred to reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Ms. Kulwant Kaur Sandhu, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. A.S. Manaise, Advocate, for respondent Nos. 4 and 5. Alok Singh, J. (Oral) Prayer in the present petition, filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., is for the issuance of a direction to respondent Nos. 1 to 3 to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners from respondent Nos. 4 to 7. The petitioners assert that they are majors and as there is no legal impediment, they have got married. CRL Misc. No. M-18470 of 2011 -2- Petitioners are present in the Court. Respondent Nos. 4 and 5 – Varinder Kumar and Anita Rani, father and mother of petitioner No.1 are also present in person before this Court. They were allowed to speak to their daughter (Petitioner No.1) and petitioner No.1 has refused to talk with them and has stated that she is major and she has married with petitioner No.2 with her will and wants to live with petitioner No.2. Respondent Nos. 4 and 5 state that they will not give any threat and they will honour the sentiments of their daughter. Without adverting to the merits of the controversy, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 – Senior Superintendent of Police, Ferozepur, District Ferozepur, to secure the life and liberty of the petitioners. June 07, 2011 ( Alok Singh ) vkd Judge