CRWP-7140-2025 -1- 117 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-7140-2025 (O&M) Date of decision: 07.07.2025 Anmol Nuri ... Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab and others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. R.K. Dadwal, Advocate and Mr. Harsh Manocha, Advocate for the petitioner. ******* HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL) 1. Present criminal writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the official respondents to protect the life and liberty of the petitioner from the hands of respondents No.4 to 9 and further to take appropriate legal action on the basis of complaint dated 28.06.2021 (Annexure P-1), against private respondents and their associates. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner, inter alia, contends that the petitioner came in contact of one Karan Chadha, who developed friendly relations with her and later on, both of them decided to solemnize marriage VISHNU 2025.07.07 17:05 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh CRWP-7140-2025 -2- with each other, to which respondents No.4 to 8 objected and illegally kept confined the petitioner in a room to solemnize her marriage with some other boy. When the petitioner raised her voice against illegal action of respondents No.4 to 8, she was given drug injection in order to stop her from raising hue and cry in the house. The private respondents also extended threats to the petitioner and Karan Chadha as well as his family members to eliminate them, if they would try to do something wrong. On 11.05.2025, respondents No.4 to 8 forcibly performed marriage of the petitioner with another boy namely Harpreet Singh-respondent No.9, who is a drug addict and several criminal cases are pending against him. Thereafter, the petitioner left the house of respondent No.9 and joined the company of Karan Chadha. Since then, respondents No.4 to 8 are in the search of the petitioner and Karan Chadha in order to kill them. Feeling threat to their life and liberty, the petitioner submitted a representation dated 28.06.2025 (Annexure P-1) before respondents No.2 & 3, however, the same not been decided so far. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the petitioner would be satisfied, in case a direction is issued to respondent No.2 to consider and decide the representation dated 28.06.2025 (Annexure P-1) submitted by her in a time bound manner. 4. Notice of motion to the official respondents only. 5. On asking of the Court, Mr. Subhash Godara, Addl. A.G., Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of respondents No.1 to 3-State. Learned counsel for VISHNU 2025.07.07 17:05 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh CRWP-7140-2025 -3- the petitioner is directed to supply copy of complete paperbook to learned State counsel during course of the day. 6. Keeping in view the prayer made by the petitioner and without commenting anything on the merits of the case, present petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to consider and decide the representation dated 28.06.2025 (Annexure P-1) submitted by the petitioner within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order, in accordance with law. [ HARPREET SINGH BRAR ] 07.07.2025 JUDGE vishnu Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No VISHNU 2025.07.07 17:05 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh