KOMAL AND ANOTHER vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

CRWP-7439-2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (117) CRWP-7439-2026 Date of decision: - 24.06.2026 Komal and another ....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS BAHL Present:- Mr. Shubham Chandel, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Sandeep Singh, AAG, Punjab. **** VIKAS BAHL, J. (ORAL) 1. The present Criminal Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for directing respondents no.2 and 3 to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners. 2. It is the case of the petitioners that they both are major inasmuch as petitioner no.1 was born on 01.01.1993, as is apparent from her Aadhar Card (Annexure P-1), and petitioner No.2 was born on 01.07.1990, as is apparent from his Aadhar Card (Anneuxre P-2) and have married each other on 16.06.2026, with their free consent and without any pressure. Reliance has been placed upon the marriage certificate (Annexure P-3) and photographs (Annexure P-4). It is submitted that petitioner No.1 was earlier married to Dimpal, who had died and his death certificate is annexed as Annexure P-7. It is stated by the learned counsel for the petiti