ARSHPREET KAUR AND ANOTHER vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

CRWP-8465-2026 1 124 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-8465-2026 Date of Decision: 16.07.2026 ARSHPREET KAUR AND ANOTHER ......... Petitioners Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ..... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIRINDER AGGARWAL Present : Ms. Aarti Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. J.S. Rattu, DAG, Punjab. **** VIRINDER AGGARWAL, J. (Oral) 1. Prayer in the instant petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is for issuance of writ in the nature of mandamus for directing the official respondents No.2 & 3, to protect the lives and liberty of the petitioners, who apprehend threat to their life at the hands of private respondents No. 4 to 10. 2. Petitioner No.1 is major and unmarried. Petitioner No.2 is legally married earlier and no child was born in the said marriage. The petitioners are presently residing together in a live-in relationship. Since the commencement of their live-in relationship, the petitioners have allegedly been receiving threats of dire consequences from the private respondents. 3. Notice of motion to official respondents. 4. Mr. J.S. Rattu, DAG, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of SAURAV PATHANIA 2026.0