Archive · 2 Sep 2026
MP High Court Warns Rajasthan Police Over Missing Newlyweds
A newly married couple asked the court for help after they allegedly faced threats from relatives.
The woman had earlier received an order for police protection.
The couple’s family says police detained them soon afterward.
The husband was reportedly arrested in a criminal case.
The family also says the wife was taken to her relatives.
Police did not produce the couple when the court ordered them to do so.
The court warned the police station chief of a ₹25,000 bailable warrant.
The court also wants the wife and the Jhalawar police chief present at the next hearing.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court warned of a ₹25,000 bailable warrant against the Bhawanimandi SHO.
The habeas corpus petition seeks the production of Krishanpal Singh and his wife, Sunita Kumari.
The couple married on July 11, 2026, and allegedly faced threats from family members.
The petitioner alleges police detained Krishanpal and handed Sunita to her family on August 12.
The court ordered both to be produced on September 15 and directed Jhalawar’s SP to appear virtually.
- Who
- The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Krishanpal Singh, Sunita Kumari, the Bhawanimandi SHO, and the Jhalawar SP are involved.
- What
- The court warned of a ₹25,000 bailable warrant after police failed to produce the newlywed couple.
- When
- The couple married on July 11, 2026; the next hearing is scheduled for September 15, 2026.
- Where
- The case is before the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court and concerns Bhawanimandi, Jhalawar, Rajasthan.
- Why
- The court said police appeared to have disregarded earlier directions to produce the couple, potentially amounting to contempt of court.
Petitioner’s allegations
Police and family account
Detention of the couple
Petitioner’s allegations
The petitioner alleges that Bhawanimandi Police detained Krishanpal and Sunita after they had sought protection from family threats.
Police and family account
Police informed the court that Krishanpal had already been arrested in a criminal case; the account of Sunita’s whereabouts remained disputed.
Case against Krishanpal
Petitioner’s allegations
Krishanpal’s family claims his arrest under Section 137(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was based on a false case filed at the bride’s parents’ instance.
Police and family account
The police account presented to the court stated that Krishanpal was arrested under a criminal case, without accepting the family’s allegation that it was false.
Sunita’s whereabouts
Petitioner’s allegations
The petitioner alleges Sunita was handed over to her family and illegally detained.
Police and family account
Sunita’s father told the court that she had gone on a pilgrimage with her aunt.
- Petitioner
- Lokendra Singh
- People sought in court
- Krishanpal Singh and his wife, Sunita Kumari
- Marriage date
- July 11, 2026
- Police protection order
- Issued by the High Court on August 11, 2026
- Alleged detention
- The petitioner says Bhawanimandi Police detained the couple on August 12, 2026
- Possible warrant
- ₹25,000 bailable warrant against the Bhawanimandi SHO
- Next hearing
- September 15, with the Jhalawar SP directed to appear by video conference