IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-1256-2026 (O&M)

Decided on: 03.02.2026 SADHANA AND ANOTHER …...Petitioners Versus STATE OF U.T. CHANDIGARH AND OTHERS …...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBHAS MEHLA Present: Mr. Akram Hussain, Advocate and Ms. Shivani, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Rajiv Vij, Addl. P.P., U.T., Chandigarh.

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SUBHAS MEHLA, J. (Oral)

The prayer in the instant criminal writ petition filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India is seeking issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus for directions to official respondent(s) to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners at the hands of respondents No.4 to 9 and to restrict them so as not to harass the petitioners.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners contended that both the petitioners are major and have solemnized the marriage on 01.02.2026; they have apprehension of threat to their life and liberty, from the hands of private respondents i.e. respondents No.4 to 9. Learned counsel has submitted that the petitioners have moved representation dated 01.02.2026 (Annexure P-5) to respondent No.2- Senior Superintendent of Police, Chandigarh, seeking police protection, however, it went in vain.

Learned counsel further submitted that the petitioners would be satisfied if directions are issued to respondent No.2 to look into the aforesaid representation and take appropriate steps at the earliest.

3. Notice of motion.

4. In pursuance of advance notice, Mr. Rajiv Vij, Addl. P.P., U.T., Chandigarh, accepts notice on behalf of respondent-U.T. and submitted that the petitioners are not residing at the given address, so their representation could not be acted upon due to the non-availability of the petitioners at the given address.

5. Heard.

6. Keeping in view the contents of the petition as well as the contentions raised by learned counsel for the parties, learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to move fresh representation, thereby providing latest address where the petitioners are residing.

7. This Court has already given the directions in ‘Asha and another vs. State of Haryana and others’, 2012 SCC Online P&H 12746 and in compliance of the same, the State Government had taken steps to protect the life and liberty of run away couple.

8. Apart from that the State of U.T., Chandigarh vide notification dated 22.12.2021 also notified the SOPs for the protection of life and liberty of the petitioners in similar situations, in compliance of the order dated 31.08.2021 passed by Coordinate Bench of this Court in and in Criminal Writ Petition No.2428 of 2021 titled as “Lovepreet Kaur & Other Vs. State of Punjab & Others”.

9. In the light of the above directions, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2-Senior Superintendent of Police, Chandigarh, upon receiving of fresh representation on behalf of the petitioners, he shall look into the matter and shall take action on the representation so filed, in accordance with law.

10. Disposed of.

(SUBHAS MEHLA)

JUDGE

03.02.2026 Sonia Puri