MEENAKSHI AND ANOTHER vs STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS

1 CRWP-7427-2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 119 CRWP-7427-2026 Date of Decision: June 24, 2026 Meenakshi and another .....Petitioners VERSUS State of Haryana and others .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present : Mr. Rajesh Nain, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Rajiv Malhotra, Deputy Advocate General, Haryana. Mr. Deepak Agnihotri, Advocate for respondent No.4. *** HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL) 1. The present petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing official respondents to protect the life and liberty of petitioners at the hands of private respondents. PARUL VERMA 2026.06.24 14:15 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment. 2 CRWP-7427-2026 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners, inter alia, contends that the petitioners are major and claimed to have married each other and they seek protection to their life and liberty as they apprehend danger to their lives at the hands of private respondents. Learned counsel for the petitioners further submits that the representation submitted by the petitioners before the juris