CRWP-4683-2025 -1- 139 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-4683-2025 Date of Decision: 07.05.2025 Priyanka Kumari and another ..... Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others .......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ Present: Mr. Lokesh Sharma, Advocate and Ms. Shaveta Sanghi, Advocate, for the petitioners. Rajesh Bhardwaj, J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioners have filed the present petition under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of direction to the respondents No.1 to 3 for providing protection of life and liberty and security to the petitioners, who are living together since 22.04.2025 in a live-in relationship. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that both the petitioners are major and are living in live-in relationship against the wishes of private respondents. It is further submitted that the petitioners apprehend danger from respondents No.4 to 10. The petitioners have submitted a representation dated 02.05.2025 (Annexure P-4) to respondent no.2 for granting protection to their life and liberty. 3. Notice of motion to the official respondents only. 4. Mr. Sumit Jain, Addl. AG, Haryana accepts notice on behalf of the 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- Superintendent of Police, Rewari, to decide SHARMILA DEVI 2025.05.07 18:06 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment PHHC CRWP-4683-2025 -2- the representation (Annexure P-4) of the petitioners and grant them protection, if any threat to their life and liberty is perceived. 6. 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. (RAJESH BHARDWAJ) 07.05.2025 JUDGE sharmila Whether Speaking/Reasoned : Yes/No Whether Reportable : Yes/No SHARMILA DEVI 2025.05.07 18:06 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment PHHC