149 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-8277-2025 Date of decision : 31.07.2025 Rojdeep Kaur and another .....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ Present :- Mr. Amit Kumar, Advocate for Mr. Vinay Kumar Malhotra, Advocate for the petitioners. RAJESH BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral) 1. Present petition has been filed for directing respondents No.2 & 3 not to harass the petitioners illegally at the behest of respondents No.4 to 7 and also to restrain private respondents from interfering in the lives of the petitioners with a further prayer to protect the lives and liberty of the petitioners and family member of petitioner No.1 and to decide the representation dated 28.07.2025 moved by the petitioners. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that both the petitioners are major, however, petitioner No.2 is not of marriageable age and now both are living in live-in-relationship and have sought protection to their life and liberty. They apprehend danger from the private respondents. The petitioners have submitted a representation dated 28.07.2025 (Annexure P-5) to respondent No.2. 3. Notice of motion to respondents no.1 to 3-State only. 4. On the asking of the Court, Mr. J.S. Arora, D.A.G., Punjab. accepts notice on behalf of the State. POOJA SHARMA 2025.07.31 17:27 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRWP-8277-2025 -2- 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. the Senior Superintendent of Police, Tarn Taran to decide the representation dated 28.07.2025 (Annexure P-5) 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 ) 31.07.2025 JUDGE ps-I Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No POOJA SHARMA 2025.07.31 17:27 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document