HARMESH SINGH AND ANOTHER vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

CRWP-7342-2026 -1- 132 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-7342-2026 Date of decision: 22.06.2026 HARMESH SINGH AND ANR. ...PETITIONERS VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS. ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE RAMESH KUMARI Present: Mr. Raman Kumar, Advocate (through V.C.) for the petitioners. Ms. Jagriti Kalia, AAG, Punjab. **** RAMESH KUMARI, J. (ORAL) 1. The present petition has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the official respondents to protect the life and personal liberty of the petitioners by providing adequate security/police protection to the petitioners as they are living in live-in-relationship and take action on their representation dated 17.06.2026 (Annexure P-3). 2. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that they are major. The parents of petitioner No.2 are against their relationship. On 15.06.2026, they left their house and have since been living together in a live-in relationship. Apprehending danger to their lives and liberty, they sent representation dated 17.06.2026 to the respondent No.2 but the same has not been taken into consideration a