IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 106 CRWP-3726-2025 (O&M) Date of Decision: 22.04.2025. Taranjit Singh Bhalla ...Petitioner. Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents. *** CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUKHVINDER KAUR ....... Present: Mr. A.P. Kaushal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Inderjeet Singh Ladher, DAG, Punjab. *** SUKHVINDER KAUR , J. (Oral) Learned State counsel has produced on record short reply by way of an affidavit of Dev Dutt Sharma, PPS, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sub Division City, District Hoshiarpur filed on behalf of respondents No.1 to 3. As per aforesaid affidavit, on submission of application bearing No.8118-PD dated 13.11.2024, by the petitioner to SSP, Hoshiarpur, against respondent No.4 Munish Kumar Sharma, respondent No.5-Ritika and respondent No.6-Rajinder Singh, regarding commission of fraud with him. Senior Superintendent of Police marked inquiry to DSP Sub Division, Hoshiarpur. Then DSP, Hoshiarpur, conducted inquiry into the matter and found that respondents No.4 to 6 had committed fraud of Rs.50,00,000/- with the complainant in connivance with each other. Thereafter, FIR No.20 dated 03.02.2025, under Sections 420 and 120-B IPC was registered at KOMAL 2025.04.22 17:15 I attest to the accuracy of this document CRWP-3726-2025 (O&M) -2- Police Station Model Town, Hoshiarpur, against respondents No.4 to 6. It has been alleged that the police officials of Police Station Model Town, Hoshiarpur constantly conducted raids at the residential houses of respondents No.4 to 6 actively with a view to arrest them, but in a bid to evade their arrest, respondents No.4 to 6 absconded from their residential houses anticipating their arrest in the present case. It has been further alleged that the police of Police Station Model Town, Hoshiarpur, is carrying out the investigation in the present case properly and fairly as per law and upon culmination of investigation, final report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. will be presented before learned trial Court at Hoshiarpur. It has been specifically alleged in the aforesaid affidavit that the petitioner has levelled false and frivolous allegations against respondent No.7 in the present petition. Piara Ram son of Dalip Chand, resident of village Dhadhe Fateh Singh, District Hoshiarpur, submitted an application No.456-SSP dated 24.03.2025 to SSP, Hoshiarpur, alleging innocence of respondent No.6-Harjinder Singh in the present case and then SSP, Hoshiarpur, marked the inquiry of the matter to respondent No.7. Thereafter, respondent No.7 sent Notices No.345-R-SP-PBI dated 27.03.2025, 354-R-SP-PBI dated 29.03.2025 and 420-R-SP-PBI dated 07.04.2025 to the petitioner to join the investigation in the matter, but the petitioner instead of joining the investigation before respondent No.7, filed the present false and frivolous petition against respondents No.3 and 7 with a view to harass and humiliate them. It has been alleged that allegations levelled by the petitioner against respondents No.3 and 7 are wrong and baseless. Respondent No.7 has no close proximity with the private respondents as alleged by the petitioner. Respondent No.7 neither called the petitioner and his family members on KOMAL 2025.04.22 17:15 I attest to the accuracy of this document CRWP-3726-2025 (O&M) -3- daily basis nor forced them to sit in the police station and never pressurized them to compromise the matter with private respondents and never told the petitioner to forget his amount. The private respondents have no influence with the local police. Respondents No.3 and 7 neither helped the private respondents nor threatened the petitioner to compromise the matter and never threatened to implicate him and his family members in some false case. Respondent No.7 in view of inquiry marked to him by SSP, Hoshiarpur, sent notice to the petitioner to join the investigation, but instead of joining the inquiry and without approaching the higher police authorities regarding alleged danger to his life and liberty at the hands of private respondents and respondent No.7, he has filed the present false and frivolous present petition. Keeping in view the submissions made in the aforesaid affidavit, the present petition is disposed of as having been rendered infructuous. (SUKHVINDER KAUR) JUDGE 22.04.2025. Komal Whether speaking/reasoned? : Yes/ No Whether reportable? : Yes/ No KOMAL 2025.04.22 17:15 I attest to the accuracy of this document