CRWP-5917-2025 1 111 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-5917-2025 Date of decision: 03.06.2025 TANIA AND ANOTHER ...Petitioners V/s STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ..Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK MANCHANDA Present: Mr. Harpreet S.Rakhera, Advocate and Ms. Gurwinder Kaur, Advocate for the petitioners. **** DEEPAK MANCHANDA J. (ORAL) Present petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of directions to official respondents to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners who are in a live-in-relationship, from respondents No.4 to 6. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that both the petitioners of their free will have agreed to stay in a live-in-relationship. Both the petitioners are major and in support thereof, copies of Aadhaar Cards pertaining to the petitioners have been appended. The petitioner No.1 had already married and she has one daughter and Petitioner No.2 is a labourer and they are residing together since 24.05.2025. Learned counsel for the petitioners further contends that petitioners have submitted a representation dated 29.05.2025 (Annexure P-1) to respondent No. 2-Senior Superintendent of Police, Tarn Taran and the same has not been decided till date. It is further SANDEEP KUMAR 2025.06.03 14:54 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. CRWP-5917-2025 2 contended by learned counsel for the petitioners that petitioners would be satisfied if the representation dated 29.05.2025 (Annexure P-1) is decided by the respondent No. 2-Senior Superintendent of Police, Tarn Taran. 3. Notice of motion restricted to respondent Nos. 1 to 3, only. 4. Mr. K.D. Sachdeva, DAG, Punjab, who is present in the Court, accepts notice on behalf of respondents No. 1 to 3 and has no objection if the present petition is disposed of directing the respondent No. 2-Senior Superintendent of Police, Tarn Taran to decide the representation dated 29.05.2025 (Annexure P-1) in accordance with law 5. In view of the above, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2-Senior Superintendent of Police, Tarn Taran to decide the representation dated 29.05.2025 (Annexure P-1) of the petitioners after taking into consideration all the relevant aspects, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order, in accordance with law. 6. The Registry is directed to send a copy of this order along with copy of the petition to respondent No.2-Senior Superintendent of Police, Tarn Taran for requisite compliance. (DEEPAK MANCHANDA) 03.06.2025 JUDGE sandeep Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether reportable Yes/No SANDEEP KUMAR 2025.06.03 14:54 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment.