Crl. Misc. No.M-13766 of 2011 -: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.M-13766 of 2011 Date of decision: May 05, 2011. Jasvir Kaur & Anr. ... Petitioner(s) v. State of Punjab & Ors. ... Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Shri Maninder Singh Bajwa, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Shri JS. Bhullar, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia , J. (Oral): A newly married couple has approached this Court and has prayed that protection be granted to them as they apprehend threat to their life and liberty. Jasvir Kaur – petitioner No.1, who is present in Court, has stated that she was born on 23.5.1985 and is employed as ETT teacher in Government Primary School, Bahadurpur Rajoa, District Gurdaspur. She, according to her own volition, had solemnized marriage with Rashim – petitioner No.2, who is also employed as ETT teacher at Government Elementary School at Jonda Kalan, District Tarn Taran. In the morning when this case was taken up, Fauja Singh, father of petitioner No.1, had caused appearance. He had stated that he will sever all his relations with his daughter and she can live according to her own Crl. Misc. No.M-13766 of 2011 -: 2 :- wishes. Counsel for the petitioners has stated that father of petitioner No.1 was accompanied by 4-5 musclemen and, therefore, a safe passage be provided to the petitioner as they fear that on the way harm can be caused to them. Taking the totality of the circumstances into consideration, a request was made to Counsel for the State to call police from the concerned quarters who can accompany the petitioners to the place of their residence. Inspector Deepinder Kaur along with ASI Mangat Rai, Police Lines, Mohali are present in Court. Petitioners are permitted to accompany them. The police of Police Station Mohali shall leave them in the office of Commissioner of Police, Amritsar who shall make necessary arrangement that no harm is caused to the petitioners – newly married couple. Disposed of. A copy of this order, duly attested by the Special Secretary of this Court, be furnished to Shri Bajwa, Counsel for the petitioners and Shri J.S. Bhullar, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, for onward transmission and compliance. [Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia] May 05, 2011. Judge kadyan