KOSHALIA RANI @ KAUSHALYA DEVI AND OTHERS vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 279 & 280 Date of decision: 05.05.2026 CRM-M-1991-2026 KOSHALIA RANI @ KAUSHALYA DEVI AND OTHERS ......Petitioners VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS .......Respondents CRM-M-2380-2026 SUKHDEV SINGH AND OTHERS ......Petitioners VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS .......Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ ***** Present: - Mr. Abhay Gupta, Advocate for the petitioners in CRM-M-1991-2026 and for respondents No.2 to 4 in CRM-M-2380-2026. Mr. Mohit Kapoor, Sr. DAG, Punjab. Mr. Anshul Muwal, Advocate and Mr. Aryaveer, Advocate for the petitioners in CRM-M-2380-2026 and for respondents No.2 to 4 in CRM-M-1991-2026 ***** VISHAL SHARMA 2026.05.12 19:30 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-1991-2026 and CRM-M-2380-2026 -2- VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral) CRM-19614-2026 in CRM-M-1991-2026 The present application has been filed for impleading Charanjit Singh as respondent No.4 being necessary party and for placing on record the memo of parties. For the reasons mentioned in the application, the same is allowed and Charanjit Singh is impleaded as respondent No.4. Amended Memo of parties is taken on re