IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-991-2026 Date of Decision:29.01.2026 DAPINDER JIT SINGH AND ANOTHER ......Petitioners Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ......Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH BEDI Present:- Mr. Ravi Chadda, Advocate for the Petitioners.

Mr. Harkanwar Jeet Singh, Asstt. A.G., Punjab.

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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 16.01.2002 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 15.10.2001 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 and petitioner No.2 has solemnized contract marriage in Canada. 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 Cour