Crl. Misc. No.M-18757 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No.M-18757 of 2010 Date of Decision: 05.07.2010 Shakti Sharma & another ....Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM : Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present:- Mr. Rahul Rathore, Advocate for the petitioners. ***** 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) This is a petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C for issuance of directions to respondents No.1 to 3 to protect the lives and liberty of the petitioners at the hands of respondents No.4 to 9. Learned counsel for the petitioners verifies the fact that the persons, who are present in the Court, are Shakti Sharma and Manmohan Mehta i.e. the present petitioners. It is contended that the girl belongs to Brahmin family, whereas, the boy is from Hindu Punjabi family. It is further contended that the family members of petitioner No.2 were being threatened by family of petitioner No.1. In fact, the close relatives of petitioner No.2, namely, Jai Kalra and Rajesh Mehta were beaten and given serious injuries on their person. Their medico legal report has been placed on record as P-4 and P-5, respectively. Notice of motion. On the asking of the Court, Ms. Preeti Choudhary, A.A.G., Crl. Misc. No.M-18757 of 2010 2 Haryana, who is present in the Court, accepts notice on behalf of the respondent-State. Accordingly, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to Superintendent of Police, Sirsa to provide necessary security to the petitioners and ensure their safety. The S.H.O. Police Station, Sector 5, Panchkula is directed to make arrangement for escorting the petitioners under security uptil Sirsa, where they reside. Copy of this Order be given dasti under the signatures of Reader attached to this Court to learned counsel for the petitioners, as well as, to learned counsel for the respondent-State for further information to the quarter concerned. (NIRMALJIT KAUR) 05.07.2010 JUDGE gurpreet