JATOON BIBI AND ANOTHER vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 171 CRWP-5212-2026 (O&M) Date of decision: 04.05.2026 Jatoon Bibi and another ...Petitioners VERSUS State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ Present :- Mr. Harnanak Singh, Advocate and Ms. Ishnoor Kaur, Advocate for the petitioner(s). ***** VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral) The petitioners namely Jatoon Bibi and Murid Ali have approached this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for seeking protection of their lives 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. The petitioners apprehend threat to their lives and claim that there is a constant danger of them being implicated in a false case. A representation dated 30.04.2026 (Annexure P-3) against the threat extended at the hands of the private respondents already stands submitted by petitioner No.1 to the respondent No.2- Senior Sup