IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 219 CRWP-9217-2025 (O&M) Date of decision: 08.09.2025 Veerpal Kaur ...Petitioner(s) VERSUS State of Punjab and others ...Respondent(s) CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ Present :- Mr. Puneet Sharma (Upmanyu), Advocate for the petitioner(s). Mr. Mohit Kapoor, Sr. DAG Punjab. Mr. S.K. Sirsa, Advocate for respondent No.6. ***** VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral) 1. The instant petition has been filed for directions to respondents No.1 to 4 to secure the release or produce before this Court the detenue, namely, Rajwant Kaur, daughter of the petitioner, who is alleged to have been unlawfully detained by respondents No.5 and 6. 2. Pursuant to the notice issued vide order dated 25.08.2025, reply by way of affidavit dated 08.09.2025 of Inspector Varun Yadav, SHO Police Station Sadar Muktsar, District Sri Muktsar Sahib, on behalf of respondent(s)-State has been filed by the learned State counsel today in the Court and the same is taken on record. Copy thereof has been furnished to the counsel for the petitioner. 3. It transpires from the perusal of the said affidavit that Rajwant Kaur is in live-in-relationship with Davinder Singh son of Satpal Singh and MANGAL SINGH 2025.09.10 18:45 I am the author of this document 2 219 CRWP-9217-2025 (O&M) that they had filed CRWP-9536-2025 titled as ‘Rajwant Kaur and another Vs. State of Punjab and others’, which was disposed of vide order dated 02.09.2025 with a direction to the respondent(s)-State to consider the representation and to provide protection, if required. 4. In view of the aforesaid report, I find that it is not a case of an illegal or an un-authorized detention, rather, it is a case of a voluntary decision taken by Rajwant Kaur, who is major. Consequently, the present petition is dismissed. (VINOD S. BHARDWAJ) 08.09.2025 JUDGE Mangal Singh Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No MANGAL SINGH 2025.09.10 18:45 I am the author of this document