The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently imposed Rs. 25K cost on a couple while hearing their plea protection plea, wherein they had claimed that they were married as they had exchanged garlands and had performed "saptapadi" (Saat Phere) by lighting fire in a utensil in a hotel room.Noting that there was no 'valid marriage' and that the petitioners had tried to mislead the Court, the Bench...