Criminal Writ Petition No.2271 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh Criminal Writ Petition No.2271 of 2011 Date of Decision: 1.11.2011 Chhinder Singh ... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and Others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. G.L.Bajaj, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Rajni Gupta, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, for respondents No.1 to 4. Mr. Gurmeet Singh, Advocate for respondent No.5. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that a writ in the nature of Habeas Corpus be issued and Sukhbir Kaur, daughter of the petitioner, who is stated to be minor, be got released from the illegal custody of respondent No.5. In pursuance of the order dated 31.10.2011, Sukhbir Kaur is present in this Court. She has stated that she has performed marriage with respondent No.4-Jaswant Singh according to her own accord and free will and she intends to stay in her matrimonial home. Criminal Writ Petition No.2271 of 2011 2 Sukhbir Kaur and respondent No.4-Jaswant Singh stated that there is an imminent threat to their life as in the corridors of the Court an attempt was made to cause injuries to them. Surjit Singh, Assistant Sub Inspector, Police Station Jaiton, who is present in Court, is directed to escort the newly married couple to their home. In view of the fact that Sukhbir Kaur has performed marriage with respondent No.4-Jaswant Singh, no further directions are called for and the present writ petition is disposed of. However, a liberty is granted to the petitioner to take recourse to his lawful remedy to assail the marriage of his daughter Sukhbir Kaur with respondent No.4-Jaswant Singh being not valid on the ground that she is minor. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge November 1, 2011 “DK”