KXXX MINOR AND ANOTHER vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

136 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-6443-2026 Date of decision: 29.05.2026 KXXX Minor and another .....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others ..... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ *** Present :- Mr. Mohit Kakkar, Advocate for the petitioners. *** RAJESH BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral) 1. Prayer in the present petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is for directing respondents No.2 and 3 to protect the life and personal liberty of the petitioners from the hands of respondent No.4. Further prayer has been made for directing respondents No.2 and 3 not to allow/let respondent No.4 or anybody else to interfere with the life and liberty of the petitioners or to harass them in any manner. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioner No.1 is minor and she is before this Court through her mother. He submits that presently, petitioners No.1 and 2 are living together. He submits that father of petitioner No.1 forcibly wants to marry petitioner No.1 with someone else and thus, prays for their protection. They apprehend danger from the private respondents. The petitioners have submitted a representation dated