SANDEEP KAUR AND ANOTHER vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

CRWP-5255-2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 152 CRWP-5255-2026 Decided on : 05.05.2026 Sandeep Kaur and another . . . Petitioner(s) Versus State of Punjab and others . . . Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH PRESENT: Mr. Nitin Sherwal, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Mr. Vinay Malhotra, 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) Sandeep Kaur Binder Singh Age (in years) About 19 years 22 years Date of marriage 27.04.2026 Rite Sikh rites Represented on 29.04.2026 Submitted to Senior Superintendent of Police, Moga Family members Respondents No.4 to 8 arrayed as 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have solemnized marriage against the wishes of their family members, who are threatening and interfering in t