155 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-3073-2025 Date of decision : 27.03.2025 Palak and another .....Petitioners versus State of Haryana and others .....Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ Present :- Mr. Vikram Pundir, Advocate for the petitioner RAJESH BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral) 1. Present petition has been filed seeking issuance of direction to respondents No.1 to 3 to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners from the hands of private respondents No.4 to 7 and other annoyed relatives of respondent No.4 as they are harassing, interfering in the life of petitioners and became annoyed as petitioner No.1 want to marry petitioner No.2, as and when he will attain the marriageable age. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that petitioners are major and both the petitioners are living in live-in- relationship and have sought protection to their life and liberty. They apprehend danger from the private respondents. The petitioners have submitted a representation dated 24.03.2025 (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. Sumit Jain, Addl. A.G., Haryana, accepts notice on behalf of the State. POOJA SHARMA 2025.03.27 18:59 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRWP-3073-2025 -2- 5. 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 i.e. Superintendent of Police, Yamuna Nagar to decide the representation dated 24.03.2025 (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. 6. Disposed of. ( RAJESH BHARDWAJ ) 27.03.2025 JUDGE ps-I Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No POOJA SHARMA 2025.03.27 18:59 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document