NEHA RANI AND ANOTHER vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

CRWP-5966-2026 (O&M) 1 118 sonore cone a IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-5966-2026 (O&M) DECIDED ON: 21.05.2026 NEHA RANI AND ANOTHER ...sPETITIONERS VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS «+s RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANDEEP PANNU Present: Mr. Aman Sapiah, Advocate for the petitioners. MANDEEP PANNU, J (ORAL) 1. The present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed seeking issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the official respondents No.2 and 3 to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners at the hands of private respondents. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners seeks protection of life and liberty of the petitioners by contending that both of them are major and are living together in a ‘live-in relationship’ against the wishes of the private respondents and seek appropriate protection from the authorities. Both petitioners are already married to some other persons, however, are now living together in ‘live-in relationship’. They have submitted a representation dated 17.05.2026 (Annexure P-3) in this regard to the official respondent, but are still apprehensive about their security in vi