IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.M-13000 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 29th April, 2011 Jeeto Rani and others … Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Ms. Divya Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) During the course of arguments, counsel for the petitioners has confined her prayer and has submitted that life of the petitioners and their crop be protected from the hands of respondents No.4 to 6. It is contended that husband of petitioner No.1 has been convicted for an offence of murder and is undergoing life imprisonment, and thus the respondents, knowing fully well that there is no able-bodied male member in the family, are harassing the ladies. Issue notice of motion to respondents No.1 to 3 only. On the asking of Court, Mr. B.S. Sra, Additional Advocate General, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of respondents No.1 to 3. A copy of the petition has been supplied to him. After hearing counsel for the parties, respondent No.3-SHO Police Station Narot Jaimal Singh, Tehsil Pathankot, District Gurdaspur is directed to ensure necessary vigil that no harm is caused to the life of petitioners. Criminal Misc. No. M-13000 of 2011 So far as the second prayer made by counsel for the petitioners that their crop be also protected from the hands of respondents No.4 to 6 is concerned, it has been specifically averred in this petition that the petitioners had filed a suit under Order 39 Rules 1 and 2 CPC and the Civil Court has granted injunction in their favour. If in violation of the injunction, the private respondents have taken the law in their own hands, the petitioners have an efficacious remedy under Order 39 Rule 2A CPC for getting the delinquents punished. Counsel for the petitioners, at this stage, has stated that already an application under Order 39 Rule 2A CPC has been filed. That being so, this prayer cannot be answered by the criminal Court. With the observations made above, present petition is disposed of. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE April 29, 2011 rps 2