GAGANDEEP SINGH AND ANOTHER vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

CRWP-5905-2026 (O&M) 1 113 2026:PHHC:080052 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-5905-2026 (O&M) DECIDED ON: 21.05.2026 GAGANDEEP SINGH AND ANOTHER «PETITIONERS VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS «+s RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANDEEP PANNU Present: Mr. L.S. Lakhanpal, Advocate for the petitioners. RRKEKK MANDEEP PANNU, J (ORAL) 1. The present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed seeking issuance of direction to respondents No. 1 to 3 to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners from the hands of private respondents and their other companions. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners seeks protection of life and liberty of the petitioners by contending that both of them are major and are living together in a ‘live-in relationship’ against the wishes of the private respondents and seek appropriate protection from the authorities. Petitioner No.2-Gurpreet Kaur is already married to another person, however, the petitioners are now living together in ‘live-in relationship’. They have submitted a representation dated 14.05.2026 (Annexure P-3) in this regard to the official respondent, but are still apprehensive