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JASJIT SINGH BEDI
Sukhmander Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Mr. Jasjit Singh Bedi, J. (Oral)
The present Criminal Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of directions to respondent Nos. 2 to 3 to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners.
2. The petitioner no.1 is stated to have been born on 04.05.1992 and for this purpose, reference has been made to the Aadhaar card (Annexure P-1). The petitioner no.2 is stated to have been born in the year 1996 and for the said purpose, reference has been made to the Aadhaar card (Annexure P-2). It is stated that the petitioners are in a "Live in Relationship". Petitioner No.1 is married and has one child. Petitioner No.2- had solemnized marriage with respondent No.4-Sarwan Singh and out of the said wedlock no children was born. And as such, the petitioner No.1 is in a 'live-in-relationship' with petitioner No.2.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners has stated that a co-ordinate Bench of this Court in a judgment dated 18.05.2021 passed in CRWP-4521- 2021 titled as "Pardeep Singh and another v. State of Haryana and others" has granted protection in a case where the petitioners were living in a "Live in Relationship".
4. The learned counsel h
The right to life and liberty under Article 21 includes the right to choose a partner, whether through marriage or a live-in relationship, warranting protection from threats.
The right to life and liberty under Article 21 includes the right to choose a partner, and individuals in live-in relationships are entitled to protection from threats.
The right to life and liberty under Article 21 includes the right to choose a partner, and individuals in live-in relationships are entitled to legal protection against threats.
Individuals in live-in relationships are entitled to protection of life and liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution, similar to those in formal marriages.
The main legal point established is that the protection of life and liberty is a basic feature of the Constitution, and individuals in live-in relationships are entitled to equal protection of laws, ....
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