IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 112 CRWP-8850-2025 Date of decision: 19.08.2025 Manjeet Kaur and another ....Petitioners V/s State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Rajat Dogra, Advocate for the petitioners. ***** SUMEET GOEL, J. 1. The petitioners have approached this Court for issuance of necessary directions for protecting their life and liberties which according to them are at stake because they are in a live-in-relationship. The petitioners claim themselves to be major in terms of age. According to the copies of the Aadhar Cards (Annexure P-1 and P-2), the date of birth of the petitioner No.1- Manjeet Kaur is 01.01.1992 and the date of birth of the petitioner No.2- Kewal Krishan is 16.04.1997. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that a marriage is not a must for providing security to a couple in a ‘live-in-relationship’ because protection qua life and liberty is sacrosanct and stands at the highest pedestal. He has also placed reliance upon orders passed by the co-ordinate Bench of this Court in ‘Sarabjeet Kaur and another versus State of Punjab and others’ in CRWP-102-2022 decided on 07.01.2022; ‘Goutam Kumar and another versus State of Punjab and others’ in CRWP-8088-2021 NAVEEN NAGPAL 2025.08.26 16:20 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment HIgh Court Chandigarh CRWP-8850-2025 P a g e | 2 decided on 26.08.2021; Bharti and Another Versus State of U.T., Chandigarh & others and ‘Annu Rani & Anr. vs. State of Haryana’ in CRWP-11060-2023 decided on 15.11.2023. 3. Notice of motion to respondent Nos. 1 to 3 (i.e. official respondents). 4. On the asking of the Court, Mr. Gurpartap S. Bhullar, AAG, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of the official respondents. 5. At this stage, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case as well as on the age and nature of the relationship between the petitioners; I deem it appropriate to direct respondent No. 2 (SSP, Fazilka) to look into the matter and pass an appropriate order on the representation stated to have been filed by the petitioners before him/her on 04.08.2025 (Annexure P-3) within two weeks from today. 6. However, if the petitioners are found to have been involved in any other case, then this order shall not preclude the competent authority from taking lawful action against the petitioners. 7. The petition stands disposed off. Pending application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed off. (SUMEET GOEL) JUDGE 19.08.2025 Naveen Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes/No Whether reportable: Yes/No NAVEEN NAGPAL 2025.08.26 16:20 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment HIgh Court Chandigarh