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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH

Sr.No.198

CRWP-2335-2026

Decided on : 27.02.2026

Jasmeet Kaur and another

...... Petitioners

Versus

State of Haryana and others ...... Respondents

CORAM : (cid:1)(cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:4)(cid:5)(cid:6)(cid:7)(cid:8)(cid:9)(cid:10)(cid:11)(cid:8)(cid:12)(cid:13)(cid:10)(cid:14)(cid:15)(cid:16)(cid:7)(cid:8)(cid:17)(cid:13)(cid:18)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:19)(cid:7)(cid:17)(cid:12)(cid:15)(cid:14)(cid:8)(cid:16)(cid:1)(cid:20)(cid:1)(cid:20)(cid:6)

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Present : Mr. Lajpat Rai Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners.

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(cid:8)(cid:17)(cid:13)(cid:18)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:19)(cid:7)(cid:17)(cid:12)(cid:15)(cid:14)(cid:8)(cid:16)(cid:1)(cid:20)(cid:1)(cid:20)(cid:6)(cid:8), J (ORAL)

1. The present Criminal Writ Petition has been filed under Article

226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of appropriate directions to

official respondents No.2 and 3 to protect the life and liberty of the

petitioners from private respondents No.4 to 11.

2. Petitioner No.1 is stated to be born on 07.10.2002. Petitioner

No.2 is stated to be born on 17.09.2000 and for the said purpose, reference

has been made to Aadhaar cards (Annexures P-1 and P-2). It is stated that

the petitioners are in a “Live in Relationship” since petitioner No.1 is

already married and she has no child from the said wedlock.

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”

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as per which although the divorce petition filed by petitioner no.2 therein

was dismissed, yet this Court had granted protection to the petitioners.

5. The learned Counsel for the petitioners has relied upon an order

passed by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court dated 02.11.2021 passed in

CRWP-010411-2021 Amandeep Kaur & Anr. Vs. State of Punjab & Ors. as

per which in a case where one of the parties was married and was living in

with another person other than her husband, this Court had granted

protection to the petitioners.

6. Learned counsel has further submitted that the petitioners have

given a representation dated 24.02.2026 (Annexure P-3) to respondent no.2-

Superintendent of Police, Karnal and they would be satisfied in case

respondent no.2 is directed to look into the said representation and after

considering threat perception to the petitioners, to take appropriate action.

7. Notice of motion to respondents Nos.1 to 3 only.

8. At the asking of the Court, Mr. Gagandeep Singh Chinna, Sr.

DAG, Haryana, appears and accepts notice on behalf of respondents Nos.1

to 3 and has stated that he has no objection in case respondent No.2 is

directed to look into the representation of the petitioners on the aspect of

threat perception and to take appropriate action, in accordance with law.

9. This Court has heard learned counsel for the parties.

10. In Pardeep Singh's (supra), a co-ordinate Bench of this Court

has held as under:-

“ The Constitution of India is the Supreme Law of the land. Right to

life and liberty is enshrined therein and is treated as a basic feature.

The said right includes the right of an individual to full development

of his/her potential in accordance with his/her choice and wish and

for such purpose, he/she is entitled to choose a partner of his/her

choice. The individual also has the right to formalize the

relationship with the partner through marriage or to adopt the non-

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formal approach of a live-in-relationship. The concept of live-in-

relationships has crept into