Anadi Tewari
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday (May 12) refused to grant protection to a Jind live-in couple allegedly being threatened by the girl’s family since their elopement.
The single-judge bench of Justice Anil Kshetarpal while rejecting the plea for protection of life and liberty went on to observe that:
“If such protection as claimed is granted, the entire social fabric of the society would get disturbed.”
The Court in its prima facie view of the facts went on to remark that:
“Petitioner no.1 is barely 18 years old whereas petitioner no.2 is 21 years old. They claim to be residing together in a live-in relationship and claim protection of their life and liberty from the relatives of petitioner no.1.
“In the considered view of this Bench, if such protection as claimed is granted, the entire social fabric of the society would get disturbed. Hence, no ground to grant the protection is made out,” the Court noted while dismissing the request.
Background of the Case
The petitioners include a 21-year-old boy and an 18-year-old girl from Haryana who had approached the high court for protection of their ‘life and liberty’ from her relatives as they allegedly faced intimidation from her family since their elopement.
The girl petitioner mentioned in her plea that she feared her relatives may implicate her partner in a false criminal case.
The petitioners were represented by Advocate Vishal Mittal.
Case: Ujjawal and Another v. State of Haryana and Others [CRWP-4268-2021(O&M)]