Punjab HC Orders Police Review Petitioners' Representation

Authority: High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh

Order Date: 16 July 2026

Case Overview

• Petitioners: Manpreet Kaur and another individual.
• Respondents: State of Punjab and others (including Senior Superintendent of Police, Gurdaspur and additional respondents numbered 2 to 9).
• Case Number: CRWP-8373-2026.
• Petition filed seeking protection of life and liberty, direction to respondents No.2 and 3 to safeguard petitioners, and direction to respondents No.4 to 9 not to interfere.
• Petitioners had earlier submitted a representation dated 11 July 2026 (Annexure P‑7) to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Gurdaspur, requesting action.
• Notice of motion was issued to respondents No.1 to 3; Mr. M.S. Bajwa, DAG, Punjab, accepted notice on their behalf.

Final Outcome

• The Court, without expressing any view on the merits, directed respondent No.2 (Senior Superintendent of Police, Gurdaspur) to deputise a senior police officer to examine the representation filed on 11 July 2026.
• The senior officer must seek a report on the representation and, in accordance with law, may pass appropriate orders.
• The order expressly states it is not an expression of opinion on the validity of the petitioners' marriage.
• The petition is disposed of with no further relief granted; parties remain free to pursue any appropriate legal remedies.

Topics: Legal Relief, Police Intervention