IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-32543 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision: November 18, 2009 Hardeep Kaur and another … Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.D. ANAND Present : Mr. Gopal Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioners. ***** S.D. Anand, J. Crl. Misc. No.58846 of 2009 Allowed, as prayed for. Crl. Misc. No.M-32543 of 2009 The learned counsel states that he would be content and interests of justice would be served if life and liberty of the petitioners is ordered to be protected. Notice of motion. On the asking of the Court, Mr. B.B.S.Teji, AAG, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of the State. The petition is disposed of with a direction that respondent No.2 & 4 – Senior Superintendents of Police, Fatehgarh Sahib and Ludhiana respectively, respondent No.3 – SHO, P.S. Sirhind, District Fatehgarh Sahib and respondent No.5-SHO, P.S. Khanna, District Ludhiana shall ensure 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. Copy of the order be given to the learned State counsel under the signatures of the Special Secretary of this Court. November 18, 2009 ( S.D. Anand ) vinod* Judge