Gurleen Kaur and Another Vs State of Punjab and Others — Punjab & Haryana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Gurleen Kaur and Another Vs State of Punjab and Others — Punjab & Haryana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to respondent No.2 (Commissioner of Police, Ludhiana) to consider the petitioners' grievance and pass an appropriate order on merits in accordance with law, uninfluenced by the pleadings in the petition, preferably within one month of receipt of a certified copy of the order; with the clarification that the official respondents remain free to proceed against the parties in any other case.

Issue for consideration

Whether necessary directions should be issued to the official respondents to protect the petitioners' civil/personal rights and liberties from being violated by the private respondents, following the petitioners' alleged marriage on 28.07.2025 and their apprehension/threat perception.

Court's answer

The Court expressly did not express any opinion on the validity of the marriage or the majority of the petitioners, leaving those questions open.

Ratio / Principle

The Court directed respondent No.2 (Commissioner of Police, Ludhiana) to look into the grievance of the petitioners and pass an appropriate order on merits in accordance with law, without being influenced by any pleadings made in the petition, and indicated the needful be done within one month from receipt of a certified copy of the order.

Key takeaways

The order does not debar the official respondents from proceeding against any of the parties if they are involved in any other case.ratio¶22

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

CRWP-8378-2025 (decided 02.08.2025) before Jasjit Singh Bedi, J.: Petitioners, stating this to be their first marriage allegedly solemnized on 28.07.2025 on attaining majority, sought directions to official respondents to protect their civil/personal rights and liberties from violation at the hands of private respondents, having already moved a representation dated 28.07.2025 to the Commissioner of Police, Ludhiana (respondent no.2). The Court, without expressing any opinion on the validity of the marriage or the petitioners' majority, directed respondent No.2 to look into the grievance and pass an appropriate order on merits in accordance with law, without being influenced by the pleadings in the petition, preferably within one month of receipt of a certified copy of the order, and clarified that the order would not debar the official respondents from proceeding against any party involved in any other case. Petition disposed of accordingly.

CRWP-8378-2025 #1#

Date of Decision:-02.08.2025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH .

CRWP-8378-2025

Gurleen Kaur & Anr .

......Petitioners.

Vs.

State of Punjab & Ors .

......Respondents.

CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH BEDI

Present:Mr. Vikas Bhadrecha, Advocate with Mr. Amandeep Kumar, Advocate for the Petitioners.

JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J.(ORAL )

The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that this is the first marriage between the petitioners.

The petitioners have prayed for the issuance of necessary directions to the official respondents for protecting their civil/personal rights and liberties from being violated by the private respondents. The petitioners are alleged to have solemnized marriage on 28.07.2025 (Annexure P-3) on attaining the age of majority. They feel reasonable apprehension and a threat perception at the hands of the private respondents and pray that their personal/civil rights be not violated by them.

Precisely, in the context of the aforesaid relief, the petitioners have approached the Commissioner of Police, Ludhiana, Punjab-respondent no.2 by way of a representation dated 28.07.2025 (Annexure P-5).

Notice of motion to respondent Nos.1 to 3.

VINAY MAHAJAN 2025.08.02 12:27 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

CRWP-8378-2025 #2#

On the asking of the Court, Mr. M.S. Toor, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of the State of Punjab.

At this stage, without expressing any opinion as to the validity of the marriage and majority of the petitioners, it would be just and appropriate to direct respondent No.2 to look into the grievance of the petitioners and pass an appropriate order on merits in accordance with law. Respondent No.2 would pass necessary order without being influenced by any pleadings made in the petition. It would be appreciated if the needful is done within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order.

However, it is made clear that this order shall not debar the official respondents from proceeding against any of the parties, if they are involved in any other case.

The petition stands disposed of accordingly.

		( JASJIT SINGH BEDI ) JUDGE
Augus	t 02, 2025
Vinay
	*Whether speaking/reasoned*	*Yes/No*
	*Whether reportable*	*Yes/No*

VINAY MAHAJAN 2025.08.02 12:27 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document