IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.M-12958 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 2nd May, 2011 Baldev Singh … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. J.S. Chahal, Advocate for the petitioner. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking a direction to the official respondents to initiate legal action against respondent No.7 in a case FIR No.12 dated 09.03.2010 registered at Police Station Dera Baba Nanak, District Gurdaspur under Sections 363 and 366 IPC. Issue notice of motion to respondents No.1 to 6 only. On the asking of Court, Mr. B.S. Sra, Additional Advocate General, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of the State. A copy of the petition has been supplied to him. In the present case, a prayer has been made that the official respondents should take all necessary steps to apprehend respondent No.7, who has been declared as a proclaimed offender. The case set out by the petitioner is that his daughter Prabhjot Kaur was minor and she had performed marriage with respondent No.7. Daughter of the petitioner and respondent No.7 had approached this Court and had sought Criminal Misc. No. M-12958 of 2011 (O&M) protection to their life after having performed marriage against the wishes of their parents. The petitioner had filed Criminal Writ Petition No.505 of 2010, which according to the counsel, was rendered infructuous as the daughter of the petitioner gave a statement that she was living with respondent No.7 according to her own volition. A grievance has been made out in the present petition that since respondent No.7 has been declared as a proclaimed offender, therefore he should be apprehended. It is stated that even being declared as a proclaimed offender, respondent No.7 is roaming freely and is not being arrested. A possibility cannot be ruled out that since daughter of the petitioner had herself married respondent No.7, the State may have submitted a cancellation report. However, at this stage it will not be necessary to make any observation as the police is seized of the matter and there is no doubt that they will perform their duty in accordance with the provisions of law. Hence, the present petition is hereby disposed of by directing the Senior Superintendent of Police, Batala to look into the contents of this petition and act in accordance with the provisions of law. Mr. B.S. Sra, Additional Advocate General, Punjab undertakes to serve a copy of this order to the concerned Senior Superintendent of Police. A copy of this order, duly attested by the Special Secretary of this Court, be supplied to counsel for the State for onward transmission and compliance. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE May 2, 2011 rps 2