Jyoti and Anr. v. State of Punjab and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
CRWP-262-2025, High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh, decided January 13, 2025, by Justice Rajesh Bhardwaj (oral). Petitioners Jyoti and another (counsel: Rakesh Kumar Kachura) sought protection of life and liberty from respondents No.4 to 6 and directions to respondents No.2 and 3 (State of Punjab) not to harass or falsely implicate petitioner No.2; representation dated 09.01.2025 (Annexure P-3) pending with respondent No.2. State accepted notice through Tarun Aggarwal, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Petition disposed with direction to SSP Fazilka to decide the representation and grant protection if any threat to life and liberty is perceived; no immunity from legal action for violation of law; no opinion expressed on the validity of the live-in-relationship.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent No.2-Senior Superintendent of Police, Fazilka, to decide the representation (Annexure P-3) of the petitioners and grant them protection, if any threat to their life and liberty is perceived.