IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-30122 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision: October 27, 2009 Virpal Kaur and another … Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.D. ANAND. Present : Mr. Munish Bhardwaj, Advocate, for the petitioners. S.D. Anand, J.(Oral) Crl. Misc. No. 54472 of 2009 Allowed, as prayed for. Crl. Misc. No. M-30122 of 2009 Notice of motion. On the asking of the Court, Mr. B.B.S. Teji, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the State. The respondent Nos. 2 and 3 shall ensure that the petitioners shall have the similar constitutional protection which is available to all the citizens of the country under Crl. Misc. No. M-30122 of 2009 Article 21 of the Constitution of India. The reiteration of that obvious constitutional guarantee would not be inferred to be an expression of opinion on the merits of the averments in the course of the petition qua the factum/validity of their matrimonial alliance. Disposed of accordingly. A copy of the order be given to the learned State counsel under the signatures of Special Secretary. October 27, 2009 ( S.D. Anand ) vkd Judge 2