Crl. W.P. No. 2509 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. W.P. No. 2509 of 2011 Date of Decision : November 16, 2011 Balvir Singh .... PETITIONER Vs. State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH * * * Present : Mr. Tejinder Pal Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (ORAL) Prayer in this petition is for production of detenue, namely, Amrit Pal Kaur, daughter of the petitioner, in Court. It is alleged that she is in illegal custody of respondents No. 4 and 5. It is admitted by the counsel for the petitioner that the daughter of the petitioner is more than 18 years of age now and the perusal of the petition indicates that the petitioner is harping upon an illegal marriage, which, he contends, has been entered into between the daughter of the petitioner and respondent No. 4. Crl. W.P. No. 2509 of 2011 2 In a joint petition filed by Amrit Pal Kaur, the detenue and respondent No. 4 i.e. Crl. Misc. No. M-18211 of 2011, this Court, vide order dated 03.06.2011, had passed an order, which indicates that Amrit Pal Kaur, the detenue and respondent No. 4 have solemnized marriage according to their own volition and against the wishes of their parents and sought protection from this Court. This Court had also issued directions to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Sangrur, to look into the matter with regard to the allegations and to ensure the necessary vigil and no harm is to be caused to their life. In the light of the above, the contention of the counsel for the petitioner that the daughter of the petitioner, namely, Amrit Pal Kaur is in illegal custody of respondents No. 4 and 5, cannot be accepted. Dismissed. (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) November 16, 2011 JUDGE pj Crl. W.P. No. 2509 of 2011 3