IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Sr.No.117 Decided on : 04.02.2026 Khadam Hussain and another ...... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ...... Respondents CORAM : HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL ***

Present : Mr. Khushbir K.Waraich, Advocate for the petitioners.

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RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL , J (ORAL)

1. The present petition has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of direction to the official respondent No.1 to protect life and liberty of the petitioners at the hands of private respondents No.2 to 7 as they are in a 'live-in relationship' against the wishes of their family members.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners refers to the averments made in the petition, to state that both the petitioners are major and the date of birth of petitioner No.1 and No.2 are 04.03.2002 and 01.01.2007 respectively.

The copies of their Aadhaar cards are appended as Annexures P-1 and P-2, respectively. The petitioners are stated to be in a 'live-in relationship', on account of which family members of the petitioners are giving threats to them.

3. Notice of motion.

4. At the asking of the Court, Mr. Ravinder Singh, DAG, Punjab accepts