P&H HC : Declines Police Protection To Live-In Couple As Girl Is A Minor, Sends Her To Child Welfare Committee
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused to grant police protection to a live-in couple after noting that the girl is below 18 years of age, and directed that she be produced before the Child Welfare Committee.
In petition under Article 226 seeking protection of life and liberty from the girl’s family. The petitioners said they had been living together and feared threats from private respondents. The girl claimed to be 17 and a half years old while the boy is 18 and a half. The State informed the Court that an FIR had been registered against the boy...
