Plea Of Married Woman In Live-In Relation Seeking Protection Dismissed By P&H High Court

Background

• The name of the case was Simranjeet Kaur and Anr. v. State of Haryana.
• A woman had filed a plea seeking protection from the court.
• She had married the respondent in July 2018 against her free will.
• After a child was born from the marriage, she left her matrimonial home alleging mental and physical harassment by her husband.
• She started living in a live-in relationship with the other petitioner.
• The family and husband were against the union of the petitioners.
• The husband had allegedly threatened to eliminate the petitioners, which caused an apprehension of harm.
• The police did not take any action after which they approached the court.

Court Order

• She had not legally divorced her husband and has entered into an unholy alliance with the other petitioner.
• The oral submissions did not contain the allegations against the husband and manner and mode of threat as had been mentioned in the writ petition.
• The court held that there was no matter to prove extraordinary writ jurisdiction.

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