CRWP-8620-2025 -1- 134 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-8620-2025 Date of Decision: 08.08.2025 Arshdeep and another ..... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others .......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ Present: Mr. Budhadev, Advocate, Mr. Ashutosh, Advocate and Mr. Parminder, Advocate, for the petitioner. Rajesh Bhardwaj, J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioners have filed the present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of direction to respondents No.2 and 3 to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners, who have solemnized their marriage against the wishes of private respondents. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that both the petitioners are major and have married against the wishes of respondent No.4. They apprehend danger from respondents No.4 to 6. Their marriage photographs as well as marriage certificate evidencing their marriage are on record as Annexures P-3 and P-4. The petitioners have submitted a representation dated 06.08.2025 (Annexure P-5) to respondent No.2. 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- Senior Superintendent of Police, Ferozepur to SHARMILA DEVI 2025.08.08 18:11 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment PHHC CRWP-8620-2025 -2- decide the representation (Annexure P-5) 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 the marriage of the petitioners. (RAJESH BHARDWAJ) 08.08.2025 JUDGE sharmila Whether Speaking/Reasoned : Yes/No Whether Reportable : Yes/No SHARMILA DEVI 2025.08.08 18:11 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment PHHC