Criminal Misc. No. M-39168 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No. M-39168 of 2011 Date of Decision: 23.12.2011 Wajinat ... Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and Others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Salim Ahmed, Advocate for the petitioner. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying that protection be provided to the petitioner as she apprehends danger at the hands of the police. Case of the petitioner is that her brother Wajahat has eloped with Sabina, daughter of the complainant, which led him to get FIR No. 475 dated 9.12.2011 registered at Police Station Punhana, under Sections 363 and 366 IPC. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that there was a long standing love affair between brother of the petitioner and daughter of the complainant and she has no role to play. Merely because she is a member of the family, she has been unnecessarily called to the Police Station and is being harassed. It is further stated that the petitioner is a Criminal Misc. No. M-39168 of 2011 2 student of JBT and residents of the locality are humiliating her. Para No.8 of the petition reads as under:- “8. That petitioner is facing taunting and abusive languages from the society but police of the Police Station is not searching the Sabina and Wajahat due to that role of the petitioner was cleared from the statement of both.” Mr. Salim Ahmed, Advocate, submits that atmosphere of Khap Panchayat is prevailing and the petitioner needs protection to her life. Issue notice of motion to respondents No. 1 to 3 only. On asking of the Court, Mr. Anupam Sharma, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana, accepts notice on behalf of respondents No.1 to 3. A copy of petition has been supplied to him. After hearing learned counsel for the parties, this Court is of the view that in case the petitioner has been nominated as an accused in the impugned FIR, she, if so advised, may file an application for grant of pre-arrest bail under Section 438 Cr.P.C. However, respondent No.3- Station House Officer, Police Station Punhana, District Mewat, is directed that no party should be allowed to take law into their own hands and he shall further assess threat perception to the life of the petitioner and shall oversee that no member of Khap Panchayat or people of the locality shall cause any harm to her. With the observations made above, the present petition is disposed of. Criminal Misc. No. M-39168 of 2011 3 A copy of this order, duly attested by the Court Secretary of this Court, be furnished to Mr. Anupam Sharma, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana, for onward transmission and compliance. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge December 23, 2011 “DK”