HEENA BANU AND ANOTHER vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 156 CRWP-6321-2026(O&M) Date of decision: 26.05.2026 Heena Banu and another ...Petitioners VERSUS State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ Present :- Mr. Virender Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. ***** VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral) The petitioners namely Heena Banu and Sumit Kumar approached this Court under Articles 226 of the Constitution of India for seeking protection of their life and personal liberty from the private respondents. Learned counsel for the petitioners inter alia contends that the petitioners are major and are staying together in live-in relationship. However, their relationship is not acceptable to the private respondents and as a result thereof, the private respondents are threatening the petitioners. A representation dated 23.05.2026 (Annexure P-3) against the threat extended at the hands of the private respondents already stands submitted by the petitioners to the respondent No.2- Senior Superintendent of Police, District Patiala. The petitioners apprehend threat to their lives and claim that there is a constant danger of being implicated in a false case. Not