JUDGMENT

Vinod S. Bhardwaj, J. (Oral). - The instant criminal writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of directions to the officials respondents No.1 to 3 to initiate action on the representation dated 18.06.2022 (Annexures P- 3) submitted to the official respondents No.2-Senior Superintendent of Police Rupnagar for protecting of the life and liberty of the petitioners and with a further direction that the private respondents should not interfere in the personal life of the petitioners.

2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners has contended that the petitioner No.2 is a minor and wishes to marry petitioner No.1 of her own accord upon attaining the age of majority. It has been alleged that currently the minor is living in live-in-relationship with petitioner No.1-Khushpreet Singh and both the petitioners are running pillar to post to save their lives from the hands of respondent Nos.4 to 15. It is further submitted that the petitioners are not earlier married to any other person.

3. Reference can be made to certain orders/judgements of this Court passed in CRWP-2238-2021 titled as Priyanka & Another Vs. State of Haryana