USHA RANI AND ANOTHER vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS — CRWP/6726/2026
Disposed: --DISPOSED OF on 05th June 2026.
CNR: PHHC010972462026
Filing Number
CRWP/45641/2026
Filing Date
29-May-2026
Registration No
CRWP/6726/2026
Registration Date
03-Jun-2026
Judge
Mr. Justice Rohit Kapoor
Coram
Mr. Justice Rohit Kapoor
Category
47.5 - PROTECTION ( 195 )
Judicial Branch
CRIMINAL BRANCH
Decision Date
05-Jun-2026
Nature of Disposal
--DISPOSED OF
Last updated 06-Jun-2026
Petitioner(s)
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1.USHA RANI AND ANOTHER
Adv. MANPINDER KAUR
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2.USHA RANI
Respondent(s)
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1.STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS
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2.USHA RANI
Case History
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Case disposedDisposed
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05-Jun-2026
Mr. Justice Rohit KapoorView PDF
Case Summary: CRWP/6726/2026 The Punjab & Haryana High Court granted a writ petition filed by two adult females in a same-sex live-in relationship seeking police protection from family members opposing their relationship. Justice Rohit Kapoor directed the Senior Superintendent of Police, Ferozepur, to examine their representation regarding threat perception and take necessary steps to ensure their safety, relying on Supreme Court guidelines from *Devu G Nair v. State of Kerala* that courts must grant interim police protection to same-sex intimate partners to safeguard their fundamental rights and dignity. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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29-May-2026
Case filed
Registration No. CRWP/6726/2026
Case Summary: CRWP/6726/2026 The Punjab & Haryana High Court granted a writ petition filed by two adult females in a same-sex live-in relationship seeking police protection from family members opposing their relationship. Justice Rohit Kapoor directed the Senior Superintendent of Police, Ferozepur, to examine their representation regarding threat perception and take necessary steps to ensure their safety, relying on Supreme Court guidelines from *Devu G Nair v. State of Kerala* that courts must grant interim police protection to same-sex intimate partners to safeguard their fundamental rights and dignity. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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