109 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-4772-2025 (O&M) Date of decision: 12.05.2025 Khem Raj ... Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab and others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Lovish Arora, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Subhash Godara, Addl. A.G., Punjab. ******* HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL) 1. Prayer in the present petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing respondents No.2 to 4 to protect the life and liberty of the petitioner from the hands of respondents No.5 to 7 and further, to conduct fair, impartial, unbiased and untainted inquiry in the complaint bearing No.407-PC4/25 dated 05.03.2025 (Annexure P-2) and to file the status report. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner wishes to withdraw the present petition and seeks liberty to invoke the alternative remedy as available to him, in accordance with law, for redressal of the grievance raised in the present petition. 3. Dismissed as withdrawn with liberty aforesaid. [ HARPREET SINGH BRAR ] 12.05.2025 JUDGE vishnu Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No VISHNU 2025.05.12 17:30 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh