GURMEET KAUR AND ANOTHER vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

137 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-6444-2026 Date of decision : 29.05.2026 Gurmeet Kaur and another .....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others .... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ *** Present :- Mr. Ranjodh Singh Jodha, Advocate for Mr. Vaneet Thakur, Advocate for the petitioners. *** RAJESH BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral) 1. Prayer in this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is for directing respondents No.1 to 3 to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners which is endanger at the hands of private respondents No.4 to 8. Further prayer has been made for directing official respondents not to implicate the petitioners in any false criminal case at the instance of private respondents No.4 to 8. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that both the petitioners are major and have married against the wishes of respondents No.4 to 8 and have sought protection to their life and liberty. They apprehend danger from respondents No.4 to 8. Their marriage certificate and photographs evidencing their marriage are on record as Annexures P-3 and P-4. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that petitioners ha