HARPREET KAUR AND ANOTHER vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

CRWP No. 8198 of 2026 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (115) CRWP No. 8198 of 2026 Date of Decision : 13.07.2026 Harpreet Kaur and another ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMARINDER SINGH GREWAL Present: Mr. Deepak Goyal, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Jasjit Singh Rattu, D.A.G., Punjab. *** Amarinder Singh Grewal, J.(Oral) 1. The petitioners are seeking a direction from this Court to respondents No. 1 to 5 to protect their life and liberty as they apprehend danger to their life & liberty from respondents No. 6 to 10 i.e. relatives of petitioner No. 2, who are objecting to the marriage solemnized by the petitioners. 2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submits that the petitioners, being major, have solemnized their marriage against the wishes of respondents No. 6 to 10. It is contended that they apprehend a threat to their life and personal liberty at the hands of the said respondents. In support of their claim regarding the marriage, reliance has been placed upon the Marriage Certificate (Annexure P-5). It is further submitted that the petitioners had submitted a representatio