Judgment

Mr. Vikas Suri, J.

The present criminal writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of directions to respondent Nos.1 to 3 to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners threatened at the hands of respondent Nos.4 to 7.

2. The petitioners have not attained marriageable age. Petitioner No.1 claims to be about 19 years of age whereas petitioner No.2 is a minor aged 16 ½ years. It is pleaded that petitioner No.1 was born on 02.02.2004 and petitioner No.2 on 08.01.2007. It is stated that the petitioners are living in live-in relationship and want to marry each other against the wishes of their respective parents i.e. petitioner Nos.4 to 7. Reliance is placed upon the decision by a coordinate Bench of this Court, passed in CRM-M-38667-2016 titled Baljeet Kaur and another vs. State of Punjab and others , 2017(3) HLR 107.

3. Apprehending threat to their life and liberty the petitioners have submitted a representation dated 03.09.2023 (Annexure P-1) to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Chandigarh (respondent No.2) as well as to the S.H.O. Police Station I.T. Park, Chandigarh (respondent No.3), but to no avail.

4. Notice of motion t