KOMAL AND ANOTHER vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

CRWP-7684-2026 1 121 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-7684-2026 Date of Decision: 30.06.2026 KOMAL AND ANOTHER ......... Petitioners Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ..... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIRINDER AGGARWAL Present : Mr. Mohan Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. I.S. Kingra, Sr. DAG, Punjab. **** VIRINDER AGGARWAL, J. (Oral) 1. The present petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (in short ‘BNSS 2023’) seeking issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus, directing the official respondents Nos. 2 and 3 to ensure protection of the life and liberty of the petitioners from the hands of respondents No. 4 and 5 and other relatives and not to interfere in the matrimonial life of the petitioners. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that both the petitioners are major and have performed marriage on 26.06.2026. Copy of marriage certificate is (Annexure P-3). Ever since then, the petitioners are being threatened with dire consequences by the private respondents. Resultantly, a representation dated 26.06.2026 (Annexure P-5) was also m