PRINCY AND ANOTHER vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 129 CRWP-7257-2026 Date of decision: 19.06.2026 PRINCY AND ANOTHER ......Petitioners VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS .......Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ ***** Present: - Ms. Kulwinder Kaur, Advocate for the petitioners. (Through Video Conferencing). Mr. Mohit Kapoor, Senior DAG, Punjab. ***** VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral) 1. The petitioners namely Princy and Ajit Kumar have approached this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for seeking protection of their lives and personal liberty from private respondents No. 4 to 7. 2. The contention of the petitioners is that both are major, aged 23 years and 21 years respectively and they have performed marriage against the wishes of their parents. In support thereof, copy of the Aadhaar Cards pertaining to the petitioners have been appended. The marriage of the petitioners was solemnized on 13.04.2026 at Prachin Pashupati Nath Shiv VISHAL SHARMA 2026.06.19 19:32 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRWP-7257-2026 -2- Mandir, Booth No. 228, Sector-4, Panchkula, as per Hindu rites and rituals. A copy of Marriage Certificate (A