Crl. Misc. No. M-15227 of 2010 (O&M) [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-15227 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: July 28, 2010 Diljot Singh and another …..Petitioners Vs. State of Punjab and others …..Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI. -.- Present:- Mr.Ritesh Pandey, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.H.S. Deol, Addl. A.G., Haryana. Mr.Nakul Sharma, Advocate for private respondents. -.- M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) Application is allowed as prayed for. Petitioners seek a direction for protection of their life and liberty alleging that they have married against the wishes of their family members. The father of petitioner No.2-Manjit Singh is present in the Court alongwith counsel. Crl. Misc. No. M-15227 of 2010 (O&M) [2] Counsel for respondents No.4 to 7 submits that as a matter of fact a sum of Rs.7 lacs has been taken away by petitioner No.2 and that respondent No.4 has got no intention to harm the petitioners but seeks an action against the petitioners for the theft which has been committed and also wants to meet petitioner No.2 without causing any harm to her. It has also been undertaken that no harm will be caused at his behest to petitioner No.1. On asking of the Court, it has been informed that both the petitioners have left India on a student visa for further education. In view of the above circumstances, the order dated May 21, 2010 is hereby made absolute. It is ordered that the petitioners will not be forcibly taken in custody by any of the respondents on the allegation that petitioner No.2 has been kidnapped or abducted by petitioner No.1. However, in case respondent No.4 is able to establish that actual theft has been committed and in case of registration of any FIR on the allegation of theft against petitioner No.2, she will not be arrested unless a 7 days notice is given to her in writing in order to avail the legal remedies available to her. Petitioner No.1 will also be entitled to the similar protection in case the allegation of theft is levelled against him by Manjit Singh-respondent No.4. Petition is disposed of as at present petitioners being not in India, the question of threat to their life and liberty does not arise. It will be open to the petitioners to avail any legal remedy available to them in accordance with law on their return to India. Crl. Misc. No. M-15227 of 2010 (O&M) [3] July 28, 2010 (M.M.S.BEDI) sanjay JUDGE