HARPREET KAUR AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS
LAWS(P&H)-2011-9-448
HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
Decided on September 21,2011

Harpreet Kaur And Another Appellant
VERSUS
STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS Respondents

JUDGEMENT

- (1.) Crl.Misc.No.51354 of 2011 is allowed.
(2.) This is a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure praying for directions to respondent No.1 to 3 to protect their life and liberty which is alleged to be in danger at the hands of respondents No. 4 and 5 on account of their having got married against their parental consent. Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that both the petitioners are major.
(3.) Even though this court is disinclined to entertain and to go into such allegations, but at the same time it cannot be oblivious to the fact that because of social friction and sectarian differences such incidents are not entirely unheard of and prima facie the case also appears to be covered by the observations of Supreme Court in Fiaz Ahmed Ahanger & Ors. v. State of J & K,2009 3 RAJ 692, which are as under :-;


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