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.2 & 3 to initiate action on the representation dated 25.04.2022 (Annexure P-3) submitted to the official respondents No.2 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 that the private respondents are going to sell the petitioner No.2 to someone who was not to the liking of the petitioner No.2 and they had even fixed marriage of petitioner No.2 against her wishes and it has been alleged that currently the minor is living in live-in-relationship with a petitioner No. 1 Gurpreet Singh and wants to marry him in future. Parents of both the petitioners do not have any objections and it is the private respondents against whom the petitioners are seeking protection. It is also contended that the private respondents are not even the natural guardians of petit