IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. 10002 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision : April 16, 2009 Neelam Rani and another ....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others ....Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pritam Pal Present : Mr. PS Grewal, Advocate for the petitioners Pritam Pal,J. (Oral) Petitioners have filed this petition under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for protection of their life and liberty. When this petition was taken up, Sh. Veneet Sharma, Advocate appeared on behalf of private respondents and submitted that, in fact, petitioner no. 1 Neelam Rani is under the pressure of petitioner no. 2 Jagjit Singh Dhesi and that she be directed to talk to her elder brother Sandeep Kumar respondent no. 4. On this request, petitioner Neelam Rani was directed to talk to her brother outside the Court. Thereafter this petition was taken up after about an hour. Now petitioner Neelam Rani while appearing in person has stated that her brother is pressing upon her to leave the company of petitioner no. 2 Jagjit Singh Dhesi. She further states that now she would not talk with her brother and wants to live with petitioner no. 2 Jagjit Singh Dhesi with whom she has already married on 10.4.2009 in a Mandir. Criminal Misc. No. 10002 of 2009 (O&M) -2- Notice of motion to the respondents. On the asking of the Court, Mr. Vishal Munjal, DAG, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of respondent nos. 1 to 3. Copy of the petition has also been supplied to him. Admittedly the petitioners are major and they have married to each other. Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that there is apprehension to their lives and as such police protection be provided to them. It is also an admitted fact that till today no case is registered against any of the petitioners. However, learned counsel for private respondents submits that a habeas corpus petition has been filed by the brother of Neelam Rani and the same is fixed for 28.4.2009. Be that as it may, at this stage, after hearing the learned counsel for the parties and going through the material placed on the file, this petition is disposed of with a direction that Senior Superintendent of Police, Jalandhar respondent no. 2 shall take all necessary steps for the safety of the petitioners and further take an appropriate action in the matter, in accordance with law. Copy of the order be given Dasti to the learned counsel for the petitioners, under the signatures of Court Secretary. ( Pritam Pal ) April 16, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'