270 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-13505-2025 Date of Decision : 15.07.2025 SUKHPAL SINGH RANDHAWA AND ANR .....Petitioners VERSUS UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP TIWARI Present : Mr. C.M.Munjal, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Satya Pal Jain, Additional Solicitor General of India (through V.C.) with Ms. Saigeeta Srivastava, Sr. Panel Counsel, for respondent no.1-UOI Mr. Karunesh Kaushik, AAG, Punjab for respondents no.2 to 5. KULDEEP TIWARI, J.(Oral) 1. Through the instant writ petition filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India, a prayer is made for issuance of a mandamus upon the respondents to delete the Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against the petitioners in case FIR No.14, dated 11.02.2023, registered under Sections 419, 420, 465, 471, 467, 468 and 120-B of the IPC, at Police Station Kathu Nangal, District Amritsar (Annexure P-1), as the same has been ordered to be cancelled by the police vide letter dated 19.10.2023 (Annexure P-2). 2. Today, learned State counsel has filed a short reply dated DHARAM VIR 2025.07.18 09:37 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-13505-2025 -2- 14.07.2025, by way of an affidavit of Mr. Pawan Kumar, DSP, Sub- Division Majitha, Amritsar (Rural), in Court, on behalf of respondents no.2, 4 and 5. 3. On the strength of the reply (supra), learned State counsel informs this Court, that the Look Out Circular (LOC), as issued against the present petitioner, has already been withdrawn. 4. The aforesaid fact is not denied by the learned Additional Solicitor General of India, who is appearing on behalf of respondent no.1-UOI. 5. In view of the specific averment made in paragraph no.2 of the reply (supra), and the statement suffered by learned State counsel, the prayer, as made through the instant writ petition has been rendered infructuous. 6. Dismissed as having been rendered infructuous. (KULDEEP TIWARI) July 15, 2025 JUDGE dharamvir Whether speaking/reasoned. : Yes/No Whether Reportable. : Yes/No DHARAM VIR 2025.07.18 09:37 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document