Kulwinder Kaur vs State Of Punjab - 2025 Supreme(P&H) 185

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2025 Supreme(P&H) 185

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
JASJIT SINGH BEDI
Kulwinder Kaur – Appellant
Versus
State Of Punjab – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner:Mr. Shahid Anwer Chaudhary, Advocate
For the Respondent: Mr. M.S. Toor, A.A.G., Punjab.

Table of Content
1. petitioners seek protection in a live-in relationship. (Para 2 , 3)
2. previous cases establish precedent for protection of couples. (Para 4 , 5)
3. direction given to authorities to assess threat to petitioners. (Para 6 , 16)
4. court emphasizes protection of life and liberty as a constitutional right. (Para 10 , 14)

JUDGMENT :

JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J.

The present Criminal Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of directions to respondent Nos. 2 & 3 to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners.

2. The petitioner no.1 is stated to have been born on 21.08.2003 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 on 06.06.2001 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 unmarried. Petitioner No.2 had solemnized marriage with respondent No.7-Sukhwinder Kaur and out of the said wedlock one girl child was born And as such, the petitioner No.1 is in a ‘live-in-relationship’ with petitioner No.2.

3. Learned counsel for the p