Kuldeep Kaur and Another v. State of Punjab and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh; CRWP-8157 of 2026 (O&M); decided 13.07.2026 by Justice Shalini Singh Nagpal (oral, single-judge bench); live-in relationship couple seeking protection of life and liberty from family members (respondents No. 4 to 8); petitioner No.1 a minor girl aged 15 years declared a child in need of care and protection under Section 2(14), Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015; production before Child Welfare Committee, Gurdaspur within one week via Child Welfare Officer; custody decision and compliance report to Court; unanswered representation dated 07.07.2026 (Annexure P-4) to SSP Gurdaspur to be decided within one month with protective action if genuine threat; petition disposed of; speaking/reasoned: Yes; not reportable. No precedent cases cited; no dissenting opinion.
What did the court decide?
Directions issued: (i) official respondents No.2 and 3 to ensure petitioner No.1 is produced before the Child Welfare Committee, Gurdaspur within one week through the Child Welfare Officer, with the Committee to decide custody per law and send a compliance report; (ii) official respondents to decide representation dated 07.07.2026 (Annexure P-4) within one month and take necessary protective steps per law if a genuine threat to the petitioners' life and liberty is found. Pending miscellaneous applications disposed of.