IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-31792 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision: November 12, 2009 Sonia and another … Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.D. ANAND. Present : Mr. Loveleen Dhaliwal, Advocate, for the petitioners. S.D. Anand, J.(Oral) Crl. Misc. No. 57525 of 2009 Allowed, as prayed for. Crl. Misc. No. M-31782 of 2009 Notice of motion. On the asking of the Court, Mrs. Neena Madan, Addl. Advocate General, Haryana, accepts notice on behalf of the State. The respondent Nos. 2 and 3 (Senior Superintendent of Police, Fatehabad, and S.H.O., Police Station Bhuna, District Fatehabad, respectively) shall ensure Crl. Misc. No. M-31792 of 2009 that the petitioners shall have the similar constitutional protection which is available to all the citizens of the country under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. The reiteration of that obvious constitutional guarantee would not be inferred to be an expression of opinion on the merits of the averments in the course of the petition qua the factum/validity of their matrimonial alliance. Disposed of accordingly. A copy of the order be given to the learned State counsel under the signatures of Special Secretary. November 12, 2009 ( S.D. Anand ) vkd Judge 2