SALONI KUMARI AND ANOTHER vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

CRWP-6179-2026 (O&M) 1 146 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-6179-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision: 22.05.2026 SALONI KUMARI AND ANOTHER ... PETITIONERS VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB & OTHERS ... RESPONDENTS CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S.GREWAL Present:- Mr. Rohit Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners. H.S. GREWAL, J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioners are seeking a direction to the official respondents to protect their life and liberty as they apprehend danger from private respondents. It is stated in the petition that petitioners have performed their marriage, which is against the will of private respondents and they have apprehension that the private respondents might cause physical harm to them. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that both the petitioners being major, got married against the wishes of private respondents. Ever since then, the petitioners are being threatened with dire consequences by the private respondent. Resultantly, two representations dated 21.05.2026 (Annexures P-4 and P-5) were also made to respondent No.2 –Senior Superintendent of Police, District Pathankot and the SHO, P.S. Taragarh, District Pathankot wherein a mention has been made a