PAWAN KUMAR AND ANOTHER vs STATE OF UT CHANDIGARH AND OTHERS

CRWP-7452-2026 1 121 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-7452-2026 Date of Decision: June 25, 2026 PAWAN KUMAR AND ANOTHER .....Petitioners VERSUS STATE OF UT CHANDIGARH AND OTHERS .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present : Mr. A.S. Gulati, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Rahul Arora, APP, for U.T., Chandigarh. *** 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. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners, inter alia, contends that the petitioners are major and claimed to have been residing with each other in live-in relationship and they seek protection to their life and liberty as the apprehend danger to their lives at the hands of private respondents. Learned counsel for the petitioners further submits that the representation submitted RITU SHARMA 2026.06.25 16:01 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRWP-7452-2026 2 by the petitioners before the jurisdictional police authorities i