CRWP-8098-2025 -1- 147 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-8098-2025 Date of Decision: 28.07.2025 Muskan Rani and another ..... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others .......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ Present: Ms.Gaganpreet Kaur, Advocate for Mr. Harsimran Singh Sidhu, 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 official respondents to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners from the hands of private respondents. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that both the petitioners are major, however, petitioner No.2 is not of marriageable age and they 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 8. The petitioners have submitted a representation dated 24.07.2025 (Annexure P-3) to respondent no.2 for granting protection to their life and liberty. 3. Notice of motion to the official respondents only. 4. Mr. J.S. Arora, DAG, Punjab, 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- Sr. Superintendent of Police, Fazilka, to SHARMILA DEVI 2025.07.29 09:37 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment PHHC CRWP-8098-2025 -2- decide the representation (Annexure P-3) 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) 28.07.2025 JUDGE sharmila Whether Speaking/Reasoned : Yes/No Whether Reportable : Yes/No SHARMILA DEVI 2025.07.29 09:37 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment PHHC