IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (126)

CRWP-6675-2025 Date of decision : 24.06.2025 Sweety and another ... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE VIKAS BAHL Present: Ms. Sunita Gupta, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Surya Kumar, AAG, Punjab.

VIKAS BAHL, J.(ORAL)

1. The present Criminal Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for directing respondents No.2 and 3 to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that petitioner No.1 was born on 18.06.2006 and petitioner No.2 was born on 16.03.2007. Reliance has been placed upon the Aadhaar Cards (Annexures P-1 and P-2). It is submitted that petitioner No.2 is although major but is not of marriageable age. It is the case of the petitioners that they are unmarried and are living in a “Live in Relationship” out of their free will and without any pressure. It is further submitted that the petitioners have given a detailed representation dated 19.06.2025 (Annexure P-3) to respondent No.4- Senior Superintendent of Police, Gurdaspur as they are apprehending harm to their life and liberty