147 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-5375-2025 Date of decision : 22.05.2025 Bhoomi Rajpoot and another .....Petitioners versus State of Haryana and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ Present :- Mr. Gurasis Singh, Advocate for Mr. Sankalp Gehlawat, Advocate for the petitioner. RAJESH BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral) 1. Present petition has been filed seeking direction to respondents No.1 to 3 to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners, which is endangered at the hands of respondents No.4 & 5, as the petitioners are living in a live-in-relationship against the wishes of the private respondents and they are not happy with the relationship of the petitioners and have threatened the petitioners with dire consequences endangering their lives as respondents No.4 & 5 are on a lookout. Further prayer has been made for directing the official respondents to protect petitioner No.2 and his family members from being implicated in any false criminal case at the instance of private respondents. 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 respondents No.4 & 5 and have sought protection to their life and liberty. They apprehend danger from the private respondents. The POOJA SHARMA 2025.05.22 18:42 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRWP-5375-2025 -2- petitioners have submitted a representation dated 20.05.2025 (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. 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, Bhiwani to decide the representation dated 20.05.2025 (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 ) 22.05.2025 JUDGE ps-I Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No POOJA SHARMA 2025.05.22 18:42 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document