SONIA AND ANOTHER vs UT OF CHANDIGARH AND OTHERS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 122 CRWP-5784-2026 Date of decision: 18.05.2026 SONIA AND ANOTHER ......Petitioners VERSUS UT OF CHANDIGARH AND OTHERS .......Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ ***** Present: - Mr. Vikram K. Bishnoi, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Vaibhav Mittal, Additional Public Prosecutor for U.T. Chandigarh. ***** VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral) 1. The petitioners namely Sonia and Bablu Kumar have approached this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for seeking protection of their lives and personal liberty from private respondents No.4 and 5. 2. The contention of the petitioners is that both are major, aged 23 years and 22 years respectively and they have performed marriage against the wishes of their parents. In support thereof, copy of the Aadhaar Cards pertaining to the petitioners have been appended. The marriage of the petitioners was solemnized on 14.05.2026 at Pracheen Pashupati Nath Shiv VISHAL SHARMA 2026.05.18 16:07 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRWP-5784-2026 -2- Mandir (Regd.), Mansa Devi Complex, Sector-6, Panchkula as per Hindu rites and rituals. A copy of Marri