Criminal Misc. No. M- 33104 of 2010 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M- 33104 of 2010 Date of decision:-19.4.2011 Ruby Rani and another ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present:- None for the petitioners. Mr. Guninder S. Brar, AAG Punjab. Mr. J.S. Toor, APP for U.T. Chandigarh. RITU BAHRI J.(Oral) This petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is for issuance of direction to respondent Nos.1 to 3 to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners and further to ensure that they may not harassed by respondent Nos. 4 to 7. As per affidavit filed in the Court, the inquiry was conducted by SI Bashir Ahmed, Police Station Industrial Area, Chandigarh as per directions issued by the Senior Superintendent of Police, Chandigarh dated 22.11.2010. The authenticity of the certificate issued by the said organization as well as about the credentials of the person shown in the photographs have been verified. The Society in the name of Arya Samaj and “Swayamvar Sanskar Foundation” is registered with the office at Serial No. 4041 of 2010 under the Societies Registration Act 1860. The said Foundation is registered with the Registrar of Firms & Societies, U.T., Chandigarh and has been found correct. This Criminal Misc. No. M- 33104 of 2010 -2- Foundation is registered at the address House No.1004/1, Sector 30-B, Chandigarh on 28.8.2009. Shri Virender Singh Goyat son of Sh. Mohinder Singh resides with his family, who is owner of the said house. Statement of Virender Singh Goyat has been recorded, wherein, he has stated that he is President of Swayamvar Sanskar Foundation Trust, H.No.1004/1, Sector 30-B, Chandigarh and the office address of the said Foundation is situated at SCO No.1138-39, First Floor, Sector 22-B, Chandigarh. This premises has been taken on rent @ Rs.10,000/- per month. The aim and object of the Foundation is to provide fees, books equipments to deserving students, to feed poor students and to start free student hostels to help and assist poor students and deserving people in marriage including inter-caste, inter-religion marriage, to render assistance to poor patients by providing medicines etc. The Foundation has solemnized 500 marriages without fees. The marriage of the petitioners Ruby Rani and Raj Kumar has been solemnized by this Foundation. The credentials of the petsons shown in the photographs, who is stated to have performed the marriage, that the persons sitting left side of the couple is Pandit namely Satya Narayan son of Rameshwar Dutt, resident of Hanumant Dham, Sector 40-C, Chandigarh, who has performed the marriage of the petitioners. The persons sitting as bride and bridegroom are namely Ruby Rai wife of Raj Kumar son of Ram Lubhaya resident of VPO Khatkad Khurd, District SBS Nagar, Punjab and Raj Kumar son of Ram Lubhaya resident of VPO K hatkad Khurd, District SBS Nagar, Punjab.The person standing (from left to right) are Bimla Rani wife of Ram Lubhaya, who is mother of petitioner No.2 and in middle named Sabby resident of Village Aslamabaad, who is friend of the petitioner No.2 and the person standing at right last named Ram Lubhaya son of late Sh. Rattan Chand, who is father of petitioner No.2. In view of the above, there is no need to further investigate the matter. Criminal Misc. No. M- 33104 of 2010 -3- This petition is disposed of by giving liberty to the petitioners to approach the Senior Superintendent of Police, SBS Nagar for protection, as per the instructions dated 10.8.2010 issued by the Home Department, Punjab. Petitioners may not be arrested and adequate security be provided to them, if required. April 19, 2011 ( RITU BAHRI ) Vijay Asija JUDGE