KAJAL DEVI AND ANOTHER vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

CRWP-5102-2026 (O&M). -1- IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH. 109 CRWP-5102-2026 (O&M). Date of Decision: 04.05.2026. KAJAL DEVI AND ANOTHER ... Petitioner(s) Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ... Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ. Present: Mr. P.S. Saini, Advocate, for the petitioners. VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (ORAL) The petitioners namely Kajal Devi and Harvinder Singh have approached this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for seeking protection of their lives and personal liberty from private respondents No.4 to 6. The contention of the petitioners is that both are major, aged 27 and 29 years respectively and they have performed marriage against the wishes of their parents. In support thereof, copy of the Aadhaar Cards pertaining to the petitioners have been appended. The marriage of the RAJ KUMAR ARORA 2026.05.04 18:35 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRWP-5102-2026 (O&M). -2- petitioners was solemnized on 29.04.2026. A copy of Marriage Certificate (Annexure P-3) has also been appended. The petitioners apprehend threat to their lives and claim that there is a constant danger of them being implicated