Criminal Misc. No.M-20150 of 2009 -1- **** IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.M-20150 of 2009 Date of decision : 27.7.2009 Shikha Sharma and another .....Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. D. ANAND Present: Mr. Virander Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. **** S. D. ANAND, J. The petitioners (Shikha Sharma and Suresh Kumar) have applied to this Court for protection from reprisal-related harm/onslaught at the hands of respondents no. 4 to 7, who are father and relations of petitioner no.1. The petitioners, in support of their plea having attained majority, have placed on record documentation Annexure P-1 (copy of driving licence of Shikha-petitioner No.1) and Annexure P-2 (copy of driving licence of Suresh Kumar-petitioner No.2). As per Annexure P-1 the date of birth of the petitioner no.1 is 8.8.1988; whereas date of birth of petitioner no.2 is 10.2.1989. The affidavit supported averment made by the petitioners is that they have entered into matrimonial alliance of their free volition. Marriage ceremony was performed in Manav Sanskar Jagriti Mission, Main Branch, Sector 22-B, Chandigarh. In support thereof, the attention of this Court is drawn towards photographs Annexure P-4. The marriage certificate has been placed on record as Annexure P-3. They Criminal Misc. No.M-20150 of 2009 -2- **** have also given representation (Annexure P-5) to respondent no.2 on similar lines. Notice of motion. On the asking of the Court, Mr. S.S.Mor, learned Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana accepts notice on behalf of respondents No. 1 to 3. The respondent No. 2 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. It will be for the learned State Counsel to communicate this order to the Director General of Police, Haryana and the Superintendent of Police, Hisar forthwith. The Director General of Police, Haryana and the Superintendent of Police, Hisar shall forthwith communicate this order to the S.H.O. of the Police Station/Police Post concerned. The receipt of this order shall be noticed in the Roznamcha maintained at the concerned Police Station/Police Post. Disposed of accordingly. Copy of the order be given to the learned State counsel under the signatures of the Special Secretary. July 27, 2009 (S. D. ANAND) Pka JUDGE