Prity Kumari And Another v. State Of Punjab And Others

CRWP-1981-2025 -1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-1981-2025 Date of Decision: February 27, 2025 Prity Kumari and another ......Petitioners

Versus

State of Punjab and others ......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ

Present:

Mr.Virender Kumar Dhiman, Advocate for the petitioners.

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RAJESH BHARDWAJ, J.(ORAL) 1.

Present petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of direction to official respondents to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners from the hands of private respondents.

2.

Learned counsel for the petitioners states that both the petitioners are major and are living together in live-in-relationship against the wishes of private respondents and have sought protection to their life and liberty. They apprehend danger from private respondents. They have submitted a representation, dated 25.02.2025 (Annexure P-3) to respondent No.2.

3.

Notice of motion to respondents no.1 to 3-State only. 4.

On the asking of the Court, Mr.Tarun Aggarwal, Sr.DAG, Punjab, who is present in Court, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents/State.

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Without entering upon an exercise to evaluate the evidentiary value of the documents placed on the file, I dispose of the petition with a direction to respondent No.2-Senior Superintendent of Police, SAS Nagar, Mohali, to decide the representation (Annexure P-3) of the petitioners and grant them protection, if any threat to their life and liberty is perceived. It is clarified that this order shall not be taken to grant immunity to the petitioners from legal action for violation of law, if any, committed by them. This order would not be understood having expressed any opinion whatsoever by this Court on the validity of their live-in-relationship. February 27, 2025 ( RAJESH BHARDWAJ ) meenuss JUDGE 1.

Whether speaking/reasoned ?

Yes/No 2.

Whether reportable ?

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