IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM M-10040 of 2010 Date of Decision:5.4.2010 Harpreet Kaur and another .... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab .... Respondent CORAM: Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present: Mr. Hardeep Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. **** 1.Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2.To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? NIRMALJIT KAUR, J.(Oral) Notice of motion. On the asking of the Court, Mr. K.S. Pannu, D.A.G. Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of respondents No.1 to 3/State. Mr. B.P.S. Virk, Advocate, who is present in Court, accepts notice on behalf of respondent No.4. The prayer made in the present petition is for issuance of directions to respondents No.1 to 3 to provide adequate security and protection to the lives and liberty of the petitioners at the hands of respondents No.4 to 15. Respondent No.4 is father of petitioner No.1. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent No.4 states that they would be happy if the mother of petitioner No.1 is allowed to meet petitioner No.1. Petitioner No.1, who is present in the Court, states that she does not wish to meet her mother. She further states that she is 22 years old and has married petitioner No.2 out of her own free will. Learned counsel for respondent No.4 further states that respondent No.4 shall not interfere in the married life of the petitioners. However, learned counsel for the petitioners at this stage states that respondent No.4, who is present in the Court is not only threatening the petitioner but with 40 odd number of people even he was threatened. In view of the above, let SHO, Police Station Sector-3, CRM M-10040 of 2010 -2- Chandigarh make arrangement for security of the petitioners upto the border of Zirakpur. The SHO, Police Station, Zirakpur shall ensure that the petitioners reach their village safely. Thereafter, in case, the petitioners still feel threatened, they are free to move the concerned District and Sessions Judge for the said relief. Disposed of in the above terms. Copy of this order be given dasti under the signatures of Court Reader to the learned counsel for the parties as well as Mr. K.S. Pannu, learned Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for the State for information to the concerned SHO, P.S. Zirakpur for compliance. 5.4.2010 ( NIRMALJIT KAUR ) rajeev JUDGE