Judgment

Mr. Alok Jain, J.

The present petition has been filed with a prayer for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus for issuing appropriate directions to respondent Nos.2 and 3 to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners at the hands of the private respondents.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that both the petitioners are already married to someone but they are in a live-in-relationship and on 02.09.2023, respondent No.4, who is wife of petitioner No.2 came to the house of petitioner No.2 and extended threats, due to which the petitioners have submitted a representation on 11.09.2023 (Annexure P-3) to The Senior Superintendent of Police, Ferozepur, Punjab-respondent No.2.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners has relied upon the order dated 03.09.2021 passed by this Court in CRWP-7874-2021 (Paramjit Kaur and another Vs. State of Punjab and others) to substantiate his arguments.

4. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners at length.

5. It is a classic case where petitioner No.1 is a 31 year old lady having a daughter from her husband and is in illicit relationship with petitioner No.2 who is also a married man having one child. The threat perce