IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.560 of 2010 1. Rajesh Singh s/o Hazari Singh 2. Kumari Rashmi Both resident of village Dumri Baiju PS Pathi Dist. East Champaran Petitioners Versus STATE OF BIHAR & ORS Respondents ---------- 2 12.7.2010 Petitioner no.1 Rajesh Singh states that he has married petitioner no.2 Kumari Rashmi, daughter of respondent no.7 Rajeshwar Singh of village Dumri Baiju Police station Patahi in the district of East Champaran. It is asserted that both petitioner nos.1 and 2 are major. In support of the aforesaid submissions, matriculation certificates of both petitioners have been annexed as annexures 1 and 2 and marriage certificate granted by Marriage Officer, West Bengal. The petitioners have genuine apprehensions from respondent no.7 who has not yet reconciled to the marriage. He further states that petitioners are receiving all sorts of threat from respondent no.7. It is also stated that petitioner no.2 is working as Panchyat teacher in one of the local schools at Dumri Baiju within Dumri block. He also states that Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Lata Singh vs. State of U.P. has directed the Administration and the police authorities to see that no case of harassment is made out against the couple who have undergone inter-castes marriage. In the aforesaid case, the Hon’ble Court further observed that anyone giving such threat or harassment can be prosecuted. In such circumstances, he prays that petitioners are entitled to police protection. Learned counsel for the State does not controvert the aforesaid proposition of law laid down by the Hon’ble Apex Court. In - 2 - paragraphs 14 and 18 of the judgment, the Hon’ble Court has directed that the police or the administration should give them all protections against any kind of harassment from anyone, if the couple have married each other. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State, this Court directs that in case, petitioners file a representation before the S.P. East Champaran, Motihari, he will hear respondent no.7-Rajeshwar Singh also, and if he finds that petitioners are major and have married each other then he would grant necessary protection to them as has been laid down by the Apex Court in the case of Lata Singh (Supra). With the aforesaid directions, this application is disposed of. shahid (S.P.Singh, J)