HARMANJOT KAUR vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

170 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP No.5220 of 2026 Date of decision: 04.05.2026 XXX Minor Through Her Friend Raja Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE MANDEEP PANNU Present :- Mr. Shubham Verma, Advocate Mr. Gagandeep Kumar Tiwari, Advocate and Mr. Angrej Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. ***** MANDEEP PANNU, J. (Oral) 1. The present writ petition under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India has been filed seeking issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the official respondents to provide protection to the life and liberty of the petitioner (being minor, through her friend Raja Singh) at the hands of private respondents No.4 & 5. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is is 15 years and 09 months old. Learned counsel further submits that respondents No.4 and 5 are continuously pressurizing and threatening the petitioner to solemnize the marriage against her wishes. She has submitted a representation dated 27.04.2026 (Annexure P-2) in this regard to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Bathinda, but is still apprehensive about her security in view of the