NAVEENT KAUR AND ANOTHER vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

154 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-6258-2026 Date of decision : 25.05.2026 Navneet Kaur and another .....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others ..... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ *** Present :- Mr. Rhythem Bajaj, Advocate for the petitioners. *** RAJESH BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral) 1. Prayer in this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is for directing respondents No.1 and 2 to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners and not to interfere in the peaceful life of the petitioners. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that both the petitioners are major and they are living in live-in-relationship against the wishes of private respondents and have sought protection to their life and liberty. They apprehend danger from the private respondents. The petitioners have submitted a representation dated 22.05.2026 (Annexure P-3) to respondent No.2-Senior Superintendent of Police, Patiala, District Patiala. 3. Notice of motion to respondents no.1 and 2-State only. 4. On the asking of the Court, Mr. K.D. Sachdeva, DAG, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of the State. 5. Without entering upon an exercise to