Punjab and Haryana High Court
CRWP/8526/2026 of SANIYA AND ANOTHER Vs STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS on 20 July 2026
(O&M) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 117 CRWP-8526-2026 (O&M) Date of decision: 20.07.2026 SANIYA AND ANOTHER PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINI SINGH NAGPAL Present: Mr. Sahil Choudhary, Advocate for
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
AT CHANDIGARH
Date of decision: 20.07.2026
SANIYA AND ANOTHER
PETITIONER
VERSUS
STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS
RESPONDENTS
CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINI SINGH NAGPAL
Present:
Mr. Sahil Choudhary, Advocate for
Manjeet Kumar, Advocate for the petitioners.
Mr. Vikas Bhardwaj, AAG Haryana.
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Shalini Singh Nagpal, J. (ORAL)
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1. Apprehending danger to their life and liberty, both petitioners who are in live-in relationship have filed the present petition with a prayer to direct official respondents to protect their life and liberty from respondents No. 4 to 6.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner No.1 was 17 years 06 months while petitioner No.2 was 22 years of age. Petitioners fell in love and were in relationship. Parents of petitioner No.1 were against the relationship and had extended threats to eliminate both petitioners on which account petitioner No.1 joined the company of petitioner No.2. Representations dated 08.07.2026 (Annexures P-3 and P-4) were moved to Superintendent of Police, Yamunanagar, Haryana and SHO, Police Station Sadar Jagadhari, District Yamunanagar, Haryana for protection of their life and liberty but no action was taken thereon.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners further submits that he restricts his prayer for issuance of directions to respondents No.2 and 3, to produce the minor-petitioner No.1 before the Child Welfare Committee, Yamunanagar, as petitioner No.1 was a child.
4. Notice of motion to official respondents only.
5. Mr. Vikas Bhardwaj, AAG Haryana, who is present in the Court accepts notice on behalf of respondent-State.
6. Heard.
7. Petitioner No.1 is a minor aged 17 years and 06 months. She is thus a child in need of care and protection within the meaning of Section 2(14) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.
8. A Coordinate Bench of this Court in CRWP-2139-2022 titled ‘P….. Minor through Vikram Vs. State of Haryana and Others’ relating to a minor who had abandoned her guardians’ protection and approached the Court seeking protection of life and liberty issued following directions: “I. The minor in all these cases happen to fall within the definition of child in need of care and protection as provided under section 2(14)(vii)(xii) of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. The Senior Superintendent of Police/Superintendent of Police of the respective districts shall depute a Child Welfare Police Officer to produce the minor/child before the Committee constituted under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015. II. The respective Committee shall conduct enquiry contemplated under Section 36 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015 and pass an appropriate order under section 37 of the said Act, by associating all the stakeholder, and to ensure that the objects of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015 are well served. III. The Child Welfare Committee shall take appropriate decisions with respect to the boarding and lodging of the minor and also to conduct enquiry on all issues relating to and affecting safety and well-being of the child/minor. IV. During the pendency of such adjudication and passing of orders as contemplated under Section 37 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015, the committee shall also take appropriate interim/decisions as regards placement of a child/custody of the child in need of care and protection.
V. The concerned SSPs/SPs shall also take appropriate steps as warranted by law against the threat perception to the minor as well as to their next friend, through whom the minors have approved this Court and to ensure that the respective petitioners are protected from any physical harm at the instance of the respondents in respective cases. VI. The petitioners are directed to appear in the office of SSP/SP of the respective Districts within a period of 03 days from today, failing which the concerned SSP/SP shall depute a Child Welfare Police Officer to produce the minor before the Child Welfare Committee within a period of 01 week thereafter.
VII. The Child Welfare Committee constituted under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015, shall send a compliance report to this Court.”
9. The present petition, therefore, stands disposed of on the same terms.
10. All the pending miscellaneous applications, if any, stand disposed of.
(SHALINI SINGH NAGPAL)
JUDGE 20.07.2026 HS.CHAUHAN Whether Speaking/Reasoned :
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