CRWP-7956-2025 -1- 116 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-7956-2025 (O&M) Date of decision: 24.07.2025 Lovepreet Kaur and another ... Petitioners Vs. State of Punjab and others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Karan Bhardwaj, Advocate and Mr. Ishaan, Advocate for the petitioners. ******* HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL) 1. Present criminal writ petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing respondents No.2 & 3 to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners and their minor children from the hands of private respondents, including the Sarpanch and their family members and further to decide the representation dated 17.07.2025 (Annexure P-4) submitted by the petitioners. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners, inter alia, contends that the petitioners belong to the same village situated in District Ludhiana and both of them fell in love. They eloped and solemnized marriage with each other on VISHNU 2025.07.24 16:53 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh CRWP-7956-2025 -2- 03.08.2020 against the wishes of their parents. Thereafter, the petitioners started residing in a different village in District Moga. Out of said wedlock, three children were born; twins, namely Gurfateh Singh and Harfateh Singh were born on 05.01.2022 and one Gurlal Singh was born on 18.03.2023. After spending several years away from the village, when the petitioners returned to their native village, as petitioner No.2 intends to claim and manage his ancestral property in the village for upbringing of his family, they were threatened by their respective family members and other villagers including husband of the Sarpanch. Further, the petitioners have recently entered into an agreement for purchase of a property near Balmiki Dharamshala in their native Village Bhamipura for total sale consideration of Rs.7.00 lakhs, out of which Rs.2.00 lakhs have already been paid to the seller, but the Sarpanch and her husband have threatened the seller not to proceed with the said deal. Having left with no other option, the petitioners submitted a representation dated 17.07.2025 (Annexure P-4) before the jurisdictional police authorities, however, till date, the same has not been decided. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners further submits that the petitioners would be satisfied, in case a direction is issued to respondent No.2 to consider and decide the representation dated 17.07.2025 (Annexure P-4) submitted by them 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, VISHNU 2025.07.24 16:53 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh CRWP-7956-2025 -3- accepts notice on behalf of respondents No.1 to 3-State. Learned counsel for the petitioners 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 petitioners 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 17.07.2025 (Annexure P-4) submitted by the petitioners within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order, in accordance with law. [ HARPREET SINGH BRAR ] 24.07.2025 JUDGE vishnu Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No VISHNU 2025.07.24 16:53 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh