110 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-3357-2025 Date of decision : 04.04.2025 Suman Bala and another .....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ Present :- Ms. Varsha, Advocate for the petitioners. RAJESH BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral) 1. Prayer in this petition is for directing respondents No.2 & 3 not to harass the petitioners at the instance of respondents No.4 to 6 as the petitioners got married against the wishes of private respondents, with a further prayer to direct respondents No.2 and 3 to protect the lives and liberty of the petitioners and family members of petitioner No.2. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that both the petitioners are major and have married against the wishes of respondents No.4 to 6 and have sought protection to their life and liberty. They apprehend danger from respondents No.4 to 6. Their marriage certificate and photographs evidencing their marriage are on record as Annexures P-3 & P-4. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that petitioners have filed representation dated 31.03.2025 (Annexure P-5) before respondent No.2 i.e. Senior Superintendent of Police, Patiala. 3. Notice of motion to respondents No.1 to 3. POOJA SHARMA 2025.04.05 10:54 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRWP-3357-2025 -2- 4. On asking of the Court, Mr. Tarun Aggarwal, Sr. D.A.G., Punjab, notice on behalf of the respondents-State. 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-Senior Superintendent of Police, Patiala, to decide the representation dated 31.03.2025 (Annexure P-5) 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 the marriage of the petitioners. 6. Disposed of. ( RAJESH BHARDWAJ ) 04.04.2025 JUDGE ps-I Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No POOJA SHARMA 2025.04.05 10:54 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document