Jammu and Kashmir High Court
WP(Crl)/82/2026 of AJIT SINGH AND OTHERS Vs UT OF J AND K TH PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVT. HOME DEPTT AND OTHERS on 27 August 2026
OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU WP(Crl) No. 82/2026 CM No. 5890/2026 Ajit Singh and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Manik Sanson, Advocate vs UT of J&K and ors. .…. Respondent(s) Through: Ms. Monika Kohli, Sr. AAG with Ms. Sagira Jaffar, Advocate
HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH
AT JAMMU
WP(Crl) No. 82/2026
CM No. 5890/2026
Ajit Singh and ors.
…..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s)
Through: Mr. Manik Sanson, Advocate
vs
UT of J&K and ors.
.…. Respondent(s)
Through: Ms. Monika Kohli, Sr. AAG with
Ms. Sagira Jaffar, Advocate
Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJNESH OSWAL, JUDGE
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ORDER
27.08.2026
1. The grievance projected by the petitioners in the present petition is that they are being un-necessarily harassed and humiliated in connection with the complaint filed by respondent No. 4 with SHO (Incharge), Police Station, Women Cell, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that FIR has not been registered against the petitioners and despite that, they are being summoned and forced to agree for settlement for mutual divorce (Para 15 of the petition).
3. Notice to the respondents.
4. Ms. Sagira Jaffar, Advocate waives notice on behalf of respondent Nos. 1 to 3. She submits that the complaint filed by the respondent No. 4 shall be proceeded in accordance with law and the petitioners shall not be un-necessarily harassed.
5. In view of the above, the present petition is disposed of by directing the official respondents that except for making efforts for re- conciliation, the official respondents shall not force the petitioners to Serial No. 83
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consent for mutual divorce between petitioner No. 1 and respondent No. 4. However the official respondents shall be at liberty to proceed in accordance with law.
6. Disposed of.
(RAJNESH OSWAL)
JUDGE
Jammu 27.08.2026 Neha-II NEHA KUMARI 2026.08.27 14:47 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document