ANU AND ANOTHER vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

149 2026:PHHC:076335 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-5697-2026 Date of decision : 14.05.2026 Anu and another .....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others ..... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ *** Present :- Ms. Sandeep Kaur, Advocate for the petitioners. *** RAJESH BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral) 1. Prayer in this petition filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India is for directing respondents No.1 to 3 to provide adequate security and protection to the life and liberty of the petitioners from the hands of respondents No.4 to 6. Further prayer has been made for directing respondents No.2 and 3 not to harass and interfere in the peaceful married life of the petitioners and not to intrude into the privacy of the petitioners by raiding their house time and again. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that both the petitioners are major and have married against the wishes of respondents No.4 to 6 and have sought protection to their life and liberty. They apprehend danger from respondents No.4 to 6. Their marriage certificate and photographs evidencing their marriage are on record as Annexure P- 3 and P-4. Learned counse