IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-33613 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision: November 27, 2009 Vandana and another … Petitioners Versus U.T., Chandigarh and others … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.D. ANAND. Present : Mr. Mohd. Yousaf, Advocate, for the petitioners. S.D. Anand, J.(Oral) Crl. Misc. No. 60535 of 2009 Allowed, as prayed for. Crl. Misc. No. M-33613 of 2009 The respondent Nos. 2 and 3 (Senior Superintendent of Police, Chandigarh, and S.H.O., Police Station Sector 31, Chandigarh, respectively) 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. November 27, 2009 ( S.D. Anand ) vkd Judge