CRWP-8931-2025 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 111 CRWP-8931-2025 Date of decision: 20.08.2025 Harpreet Kaur and another ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE AARADHNA SAWHNEY Present : Mr. Armaan Gagneja, Advocate for the petitioners. (through hybrid mode) ***** AARADHNA SAWHNEY, J.(ORAL) 1. Apprehending danger to their life and liberty, both the petitioners have filed the present petition with a prayer to direct respondents No.2 and 3 to protect their life and liberty from the hands of respondent No. 4 to 9 as they are living in live-in relationship. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that both the petitioners are major, petitioner No.1 is stated to be born on 06.04.1994. Date of birth of petitioner No.2 is 01.01.1997. Copies of their Aadhar Cards have been annexed as Annexures P-1 and P-2. Learned counsel further submits that petitioner No.2 was married to respondent No.4. However, for the last 3 years, both of them have been residing separately. Both the minor children are in custody of their father i.e. respondent No.4 (husband of petitioner No.2). Admittedly, petitioner No.1 is unmarried. Learned counsel further submits that petitioner No.2 is all set to initiate divorce proceedings from respondent No.4. 3. In so far the present petition is concerned, learned counsel for the petitioners has limited his prayer to direct respondent No.2 to decide representation dated 09.08.2025 annexed as Annexure P-3 moved by petitioners. HAMANT 2025.08.22 18:15 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRWP-8931-2025 2 4. Notice of motion. 5. On the asking of the Court, Mr. Kamalpreet Bawa, DAG, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of respondent Nos.1 to 3 and has no objection in deciding the representation filed on behalf of the petitioners. 6. Mr. S.S. Dhillon, Advocate has filed his power of attorney on behalf of respondents No.4 to 6, which is taken on record. 7. Without commenting upon the merits of the case and in view of the limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioners, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to decide the representation dated 09.08.2025 (Annexure P-3) within a period of two weeks. In case, it is found that there is a genuine threat to the lives and liberty of the petitioners, then necessary steps warranted under law be taken at the earliest, so as to ensure that no harm is caused to the petitioners. 8. However, this direction will not validate the live-in status between the petitioners and will have no effect on any civil or criminal action, which would be initiated in the matter in accordance with law. (AARADHNA SAWHNEY) JUDGE 20.08.2025 Hemant Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes / No Whether reportable : Yes / No HAMANT 2025.08.22 18:15 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document