Vanshika And Another v. State Of Punjab And Others

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CRWP-5254-2025 (O&M) -2No.2 - Maruti Nandan, aged 19 years, are in live-in-relationship with each other. The petitioners seek protection to their life and liberty. They apprehend danger from respondents No.4 and 5. Hence, they are seeking protection in that regard and have approached this Court by way of filing the instant petition. The copies of Aadhaar card and Voter Card of petitioners (Annexures P-1 and P-2) have been placed on record.

Learned counsel for the petitioners has relied upon a judgment of this Court in CWP No.31834 of 2019 titled as "Megha and another vs. State of Haryana and others" decided on 04.11.2019 and submitted that this Court had entertained petition for protection of couples in live-in relationship. Notice of motion.

On the asking of the Court, Ms. Gagandeep Kaur, DAG, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents-State. At this stage, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case as well as nature of relationship between the petitioners, the petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to look into the representation dated 06.05.2025 (Annexure P-3) at the earliest, regarding threat perception and take necessary steps, if any required, in accordance with law, to ensure that the life and liberty of the petitioners is not jeopardized at the hands of the private respondents. However, this direction will have no effect on any civil or criminal action, which could be initiated in the matter in accordance with law.









  











 


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