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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
SAHIB SINGH AND ANOTHER – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL, J.
1. The present Criminal Writ Petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of appropriate directions to official respondents No.1 to 3 to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners from private respondents.
2. Petitioner No.1 is stated to be born on 08.09.1986. Petitioner No.2 is stated to be born on 18.08.1992 and for the said purpose, reference has been made to Aadhaar cards (Annexure P-1 and P-2). It is stated that the petitioners are in a “Live in Relationship” since petitioner no.1/Sahib Singh is already married and has two children whereas petitioner No.2/Ritu is a divorcee.
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 vs. 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 has further relied upon an order passed by a coordinate Bench of this Court dated 03.09.2021, passed in CRWP- 7874- 2021 titled as “Paramjit Kaur and another vs. State of Punjab and others” as per wh
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.
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 right to life and liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution is paramount, and individuals in live-in relationships are entitled to legal protection against 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.
The right to live with a partner of choice is protected under Article 21, extending to individuals in live-in relationships against threats to life and liberty.
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