Kiranjit Kaur and Anr. Vs State of Punjab… — Writ and Judicial Review | Punjab & Haryana HC (2025)

Kiranjit Kaur and Anr. Vs State of Punjab… — Writ and Judicial Review | Punjab & Haryana HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to respondent No.2, the Senior Superintendent of Police, District Bathinda, to take into consideration the petitioners' representation dated 31.05.2025 (Annexure P-7) and take appropriate action in accordance with law; order subject to cross-verification of petitioners' antecedents, non-service of private respondents, and SHO verification of original age/address documents counter-checked with the private respondents.

Issue for consideration

Whether the official respondents should be directed, by way of a writ of mandamus under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners, who got married on 01.06.2025, against the private respondents.

Court's answer

The petition is being considered only for the purpose of protection of life and liberty of the petitioners.

Ratio / Principle

The filing, pendency or orders passed in this petition shall neither be construed as any stamp of the Court qua the relationship/marriage of the petitioners nor shall be relied upon by any authority in any proceedings initiated against the petitioners under any other provision of law.

Key takeaways

There is no necessity to serve the private respondent(s) or to seek a reply from them.ratio¶¶20
The petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2, the Senior Superintendent of Police, District Bathinda, to take into consideration the petitioners' request made vide representation dated 31.05.2025 (Annexure P-7) and take appropriate action in accordance with law.ratio¶¶20
In case any averment made in this petition or in the representation dated 31.05.2025 (Annexure P-7) is found to be incorrect, the State authorities are directed to take appropriate action in accordance with law.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

CRWP-5932-2025, High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh, decided orally on 03.06.2025 by Justice Alok Jain. Petition filed by Kiranjit Kaur and another under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of mandamus directing the official respondents to protect the petitioners' life and liberty following their marriage on 01.06.2025, threatened at the hands of private respondents. Notice of motion issued to the official respondents and accepted by Ms. Samdisha Kaur, Asst. A.G., Punjab; counsel for petitioners was Mr. Kamaljeet Yadav. Court confined consideration solely to protection of life and liberty: the filing, pendency and orders in this petition are expressly declared not to be a stamp of the Court qua the petitioners' relationship/marriage and shall not be relied upon by any authority in proceedings under any other provision of law; hence the private respondent(s) need not be served or heard. Petition disposed of in limine with a direction to respondent No.2, the Senior Superintendent of Police, District Bathinda, to take into consideration the petitioners' representation dated 31.05.2025 (Annexure P-7) and take appropriate action in accordance with law; complete paper book ordered sent by registered post to respondent Nos.4 and 5. Caveats attached: if any averment in the petition or representation proves incorrect, State authorities are directed to act per law; the order is no alibi or impediment where petitioners carry any criminal record, and is subject to cross verification of their antecedents; the concerned SHO must verify original documents demonstrating correct age and residential address before considering the representation, counter-checked by the private respondents.