124 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-19160-2025 Date of Decision: 07.04.2025 Gurdeep Singh Manna ..... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others .......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ Present: Mr. Gaurav Singla, Advocate, for the petitioner. Rajesh Bhardwaj, J. (ORAL) Prayer in the present petition is for issuance of direction to respondent No.2 to get conducted a fair and impartial investigation in Criminal case bearing FIR No.09, dated 26.02.2025, under Section 21 of NPDS Act and Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959 registered at Police Station Ajitwal District Moga, and FIR No.10 dated 28.02.2025 under Sections 109/132/221/111 of BNS, 2023 and Section 25(6)/25(7)/25(8) of Arms Act registered at Police Station Ajitwal, District Moga against the petitioner through some senior police official not below the rank of Superintendent of Police from outside District Moga or from some independent agency like CBI, NIA etc. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in FIRs No.09 and 10 as mentioned above. It is submitted that both the cases are falsely planted on the petitioner as he is facing prosecution in other cases as well. He submits that the Investigating Agency after having registered the FIRs is not intentionally concluding the investigation. Notice of motion. SHARMILA DEVI 2025.04.08 10:02 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment PHHC CRM-M-19160-2025 -2- Mr. Tarun Aggarwal, Sr. DAG, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the State. On instructions from ASI Jarnail Singh, he has submitted that the petitioner is a habitual offender and hence, is a ‘A’ category gangster. He submits that both the FIRs had been registered as there are ample of evidence collected against the petitioner. He submits that investigation in both the cases would be completed expeditiously. After hearing learned counsel for the parties, the present petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to pursue his remedy in case any further cause of action accrues to him. (RAJESH BHARDWAJ) 07.04.2025 JUDGE sharmila Whether Speaking/Reasoned : Yes/No Whether Reportable : Yes/No SHARMILA DEVI 2025.04.08 10:02 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment PHHC