SAROJ RANI AND ANOTHER vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

CRWP-6230-2026 (O&M) ::1:: IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (151) CRWP-6230-2026 (O&M) Date of decision: 25.05.2026 Saroj Rani and Another …... Petitioners V/s State of Punjab and ors. .....Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH BEDI Present: Mr. Rakesh Kumar Kachura, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Harkanwar Jeet Singh, AAG, Punjab. ***** JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J. (Oral) The present Criminal Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of appropriate directions to official respondents to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners from respondent Nos.4 to 8. 2. Petitioner no.1 is stated to be born on 01.01.1998. Petitioner no.2 is stated to be born on 08.05.2003 and for the said purpose, reference has been made to Aadhaar cards (Annexures P-1to P-2). It is stated that the petitioners are in a “Live in Relationship” since petitioner no.1/Saroj Rani had solemnized a marriage with respondent No.4/Charan Singh and out of the said wedlock, she has a female child namely Khushpreet. Whereas, petitioner No.2/Amarjeet Singh is unmarried. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners has stated that a co-ordinate VISH