SOMBATI AND ANOTHER vs STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS

CRWP-8279-2026 (O&M) 1 116 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-8279-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision: 14.07.2026 SOMBATI AND ANOTHER ......... Petitioners Versus STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ..... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIRINDER AGGARWAL Present : Mr. Vedant Setia, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Ramesh Kumar Ambavta, DAG Haryana. **** VIRINDER AGGARWAL, J. (Oral) 1. Prayer in the instant petition filed under Article 226/227 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 11. 2. Petitioner No. 1 is legally wedded to Rinku, and one daughter and one son were born out of the said wedlock, who is presently in the custody of their father. Petitioner No. 2 is major and unmarried. The petitioners are presently residing together in a live-in relationship. Since the commencement of their live-in relationship, the petitioners have allegedly been subjected to threats of dire consequences at the hands of the private respondents. 3. Notice of motion. P