Sumanpreet Kaur and Another Vs State of Punjab and Others — Punjab & Haryana HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Sumanpreet Kaur and Another Vs State of Punjab and Others — Punjab & Haryana HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to respondent No.2 (Senior Superintendent of Police, Fatehgarh Sahib) to examine the petitioners' grievance and pass an appropriate order on merits in accordance with law, uninfluenced by the pleadings in the petition, desirably within one month of receipt of a certified copy of the order; with a clarification that the order does not debar official respondents from proceeding against any party in any other case.

Issue for consideration

Whether the official respondents should be directed to protect the petitioners' civil/personal rights and liberties from invasion by the private respondents, following the alleged marriage of 10.03.2026 and the petitioners' apprehended threat perception. +1 more

Ratio / Principle

Without deciding the validity of the marriage or the majority of the petitioners, the Court directed respondent No.2 (SSP, Fatehgarh Sahib) to look into the petitioners' grievance and pass an appropriate order on merits in accordance with law, without being influenced by any pleadings made in the petition, and indicated that the needful be done within one month from receipt of a certified copy of the order.

Key takeaways

The Court expressly declined to express any opinion on the validity of the marriage and the majority of the petitioners, leaving those questions open.obiter¶16
The order does not debar the official respondents from proceeding against any of the parties if they are involved in any other case.ratio¶21

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Punjab and Haryana High Court (Jasjit Singh Bedi, J., oral) disposed of CRWP-2957-2026 filed by Sumanpreet Kaur and another, who alleged a first marriage solemnized on 10.03.2026 (Annexure P-3) on attaining majority and expressed reasonable apprehension and threat perception at the hands of private respondents, praying for directions to the official respondents to protect their civil/personal rights and liberties. The petitioners had earlier approached the Senior Superintendent of Police, Fatehgarh Sahib (respondent No.2) by representation dated 10.03.2026 (Annexure P-5). Without expressing any opinion on the validity of the marriage or the majority of the petitioners, the Court 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, desirably within one month of receipt of a certified copy of the order. The Court clarified that its order would not debar the official respondents from proceeding against any party involved in any other case. Notice was accepted by Mr. M.S. Toor, AAG Punjab for the State.

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CRWP-2957-2026

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

156 CRWP-2957-2026 Date of decision: 16.03.2026

SUMANPREET KAUR AND ANOTHER .... PETITIONER(S)

VERSUS

STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ....RESPONDENT(S)

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH BEDI

Present: Mr. Chahit Bansal, 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 invaded by the private respondents. The petitioners are alleged to have solemnized marriage on 10.03.2026 (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 Senior Superintendent of Police, Fatehgarh Sahib-respondent No.2 by way of a representation dated 10.03.2026 (Annexure P-5).

Notice of motion to respondent Nos. 1 to 3.

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

At this stage, without expressing any opinion as to the validity

KUSUM 2026.03.17 10:41 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document PHHC Chandigarh

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CRWP-2957-2026

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.

16.03.2026

(JASJIT SINGH BEDI) JUDGE

Kusum

Whether speaking/reasoned	Yes/No
Whether Reportable	Yes/No

KUSUM 2026.03.17 10:41 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document PHHC Chandigarh