# MASHU KUMARI AND ANOTHER vs STATE OF U.T CHANDIGARH AND OTHERS

Court: Punjab and Haryana High Court
Date: 2026-06-26
Citation: CRWP 7496/2026
Petitioner: MASHU KUMARI AND ANOTHER
Respondent: STATE OF U.T CHANDIGARH AND OTHERS

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## Judgment text (excerpt)

CRWP-7496-2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 117 CRWP-7496-2026 Date of Decision :26.06.2026 Mashu Kumari and another ...Petitioners Versus State of U.T. Chandigarh and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI Present: Mr. Amit Kumar, Advocate (through V.C.) for the petitioners Mr. Rahil Mahajan, Addl.P.P. for U.T. Chandigarh. *** Harsimran Singh Sethi, J. (Oral) 1. The petitioners are seeking a direction from this Court to respondents No.2 & 3 to protect their life and liberty as they apprehend danger to their life & liberty from respondents Nos.4 to 6 i.e. parents/relatives of the petitioner No.1, who are objecting to the marriage solemnized by the petitioners. Learned counsel for the petitioners argues that it is most likely that the private respondents might cause physical harm to the petitioners as they have solemnized the marriage against the wishes of respondent Nos.4 to 6. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners further argues that both the petitioners are major by age and have solemnized marriage according to the Hindu Rites on 18.06.2026 and they want to live their independent life without any interference from the 

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