PRABHNOOR KAUR & ANR vs STATE OF PUNJAB & OTHERS

CRWP-5444-2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 117 CRWP-5444-2026 Decided on : 14.05.2026 Prabhnoor Kaur and another . . . Petitioner(s) Versus State of Punjab and others . . . Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH PRESENT: Mr. Pankaj Kaushik, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Mr. Neeraj Madaan, Sr. DAG, Punjab. **** SANJAY VASHISTH, J. (Oral) 1. Prayer in the instant petition, filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, is for issuance of direction to the official respondents to provide protection of lives and liberty to the petitioners, who have married against the wishes of the private respondents. The details, relevant for decision of the present petition, are tabulated as under:- Petitioner No. 1 Petitioner No. 2 Name(s) Prabhnoor Kaur Lovejinder Singh Age (in years) About 19 years About 24 years Date of marriage 05.05.2026 Rite Hindu rites Represented on 06.05.2026 Submitted to Senior Superintendent of Police, Gurdaspur Family members Respondents No.4 & 5 arrayed as 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have solemnized marriage against the wishes of their family members, who are threateni