Sukhjeet Kaur v. State of Uttarakhand
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital; WRIT PETITION CRIMINAL No. 539 OF 2025; decided 3rd June, 2025; neutral citation 2025:UHC:4447-DB; coram Hon'ble Chief Justice G. Narendar (author) and Hon'ble Justice Alok Mahra; Sukhjeet Kaur v. State of Uttarakhand and Others; counsel D.N. Sharma and Manju Bahuguna for petitioner, J.S. Virk DAG for State; subject-matter: police protection/apprehension of threat from private respondents regarding enjoyment of property; bald allegations insufficient; remedy for interference with possession lies with Civil Courts; police to act per law on detailed complaint; writ petition disposed of; no statute or precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief; writ petition disposed of with a conditional direction that the respondent-Police shall act in accordance with law if the petitioner files a complaint detailing commission or preparation to commit a criminal act.